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Casper Bradak asked " I haven't seen Hanks video. Did he use butted mail or riveted in the tests?"

I had the same question in my mind when I was posting originally. I honestly can't remember, so I'll dig the video out , watch it again, and post which he was using.

By the way, if anybody has ...

Although not a benchmarked failure test, there is a fascinating segment in Hank Reinhardt's video on Viking Swordfighting (whose exact title I don't have to hand).

He vigorously hacks at a joint of meat with a sword, doing impressive damage. He puts mail over the meat and hits it again, doing (in ...