"Janissary Armor" Topic

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Louie N	13 Mar 2018 7:32 a.m. PST
Hello, Just a bit of historical curiosity. What was the typical armor worn my the Janissary Corp, especially in their early yesterday in the 15th century. When European knights were wearing full plate. What did the Ottoman army have? The typical look is the classic musketeer Maybe early on it was more like this… I don't know so I am asking. Thanks
Rich Bliss	13 Mar 2018 1:24 p.m. PST
I'm away from my references, but I don't think the Jannisaries wore armor. The Sipahis did but they, like the knight you show were strictly mounted troops.
Puster	14 Mar 2018 11:09 p.m. PST
Their typical armour? Courage and Gods blessing.
Glengarry5	15 Mar 2018 1:30 a.m. PST
"Janissaries who continued to wear full armour were simply known as Zirhli Nefer or "armoured soldiers". They were used as assault troops and probably formed part of the Serdengecti "head risker" elite." 16th century From Osprey Elite 58 "The Janissaries" plate D figure 1
Druzhina	16 Mar 2018 8:07 p.m. PST
See also an Ottoman Heavy Infantryman in Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath a proportion of the infantry in most Ottoman armies were armoured, and it seems highly probable that the majority of such heavy infantry was comprised of regular troops, i.e. the Janissaries and other elements of the Qapu Khalqi. Mirror site An Ottoman Heavy Infantryman in Armies of the Middle Ages, Volume 2 by Ian Heath Druzhina Ottoman Illustrations of Costume & Soldiers

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