Head armor

Unique scale necklace, rare neck armor for those, who value unusual medieval artifacts. To be honest, scale aventails weren't such a rarity through the XIVth century, but we were looking for necklace and we found it! At Saint Martin's Church in Halle, Belgium. Tabernacle is dated to the very beginning of the XVth century. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-DxpYisNep3w/TinsIc_A1AI/AAAAAAAAAgs/BpWYYpuz3jQ/s1600/3726417219_3ea18e2061_b.jpg This protective equipment element appeared in the middle - second half of the XIIIth century in Italy. And by the end of XIIIth - beginning of the XIVth century spread to many European countries of the Mediterranean Sea basin, including the Balkans. Apparentl...

This padded pelerine is additional protection of neck and shoulders and goes good together medieval helmet, gambeson and brigandine. It shouldn't be ignored when choosing an armour. Such pelerine is not only historically corret, but is very functional. It has cross-steam padding and 2 leather belts with steel buckles for fastening. We use only natural fabrics - linen and cotton - for manufacturing. Different colours are available for order.

Padded liner with sewn pelerine is a perfect additional protection of your head. It is used almost with any type of helmet. Color – black Fabric – cotton This cap is made using technique of stuffing with a soft damping composite Cap thickness – 2 cm (0,8 inches) Pelerine has 2 layers Liner is made of natural materials – cotton or linen. It makes perfect set of padded armour together with sleeveless gambeson. Different colours are available for order.

Mail coif was extremely popular among the knights and other medieval Europe brawlers. This flexible chainmail hood covers wearer’s throat, neck, and top of the shoulders.  Our chain hood includes: butted chainmail, steel rings 2x10 mm (0,078 in x0,39 in), butting type – 4-to-1. We apply the most conventional Medieval times method of linking rings together – 4-to-1 pattern – each ring is linked with four others.  You can see brass trims as a decoration on the pictures 3-6, notice that triangle edges or brass rings on the edges are additional options By all means, don’t forget to wear cale under your metal-rings armor! It’ll save your hair from ...

ITALIAN ARMET WITH RONDEL, MIDDLE XV CENTURY In front of you is Italian armet - one of the most interesting and versatile middle ages helmet adorning the rich collection of the Metropolitan Museum in New York. This helmet reached us, having lost his visor and rondel in the darkness of the ages, but we recreated them with the visor and rondel of his brother Armet, who also posing in the Metropolitan Museum. This armet is a part of The Avant Armour, one of the oldest near-complete armors in the world. It is dating about 1450-1485, was crafted in Corio workshop, Milano, and was belong to Fon Matsch, the owner of Churburg Castle in 1450 and you can see him in Kelvingrove Art...

PLATE SCALE NECKLACE Scale aventails wasn't such a rarity through XIVth century, just take a look at St Mary's Basilica in Gdansk, Poland and Chroniques de Froissart kept in the Biblioteque Nationale at Paris. So when we were looking for something cool, brutal and buhurt-optimal to complete our cool new klappvisor bascinet we choose it - battle-ready scale aventail. Made of 1mm hardened steel and hammered for the fighters too brutal for delicate reenactment events. This scale aventail is a good stylization, based on St Mary's Basilica and Chroniques de Froissart pictures. Feel free to use it at SCA battle events, Battle of the Nations, most of medieval festivals, LARP events and...

Training helmet is the most important element of your protection if you decide to take part in the historic medieval softsport combat. Modern sword and HMB fencing training requires no less protection than full-contact steel-handed fighting. Our craftsmen designed this new helmet specifically for participating in softsport competitions, both in singles and groups. If you're serious about historical medieval softsport combat and historical full-contact sport fighting, rather than just fiddling with sticks wrapped in foam, then this helmet is your must-have, and there are exactly 6 reasons for that: Reason one - this helmet with an integrated throat from Steel Mastery really prot...

After a good bohurt, any fighter will say you that he is grateful at the most not to piece of iron in his hands, not to his armor and gambeson, not to greaves and bracers and even not to helmet (though, he is grateful to helmet very much). However, after a good bohurts, if a fighter is able to think straight, so he is mostly thankful to his soft, thick and good coif. Even though it did not glint in the sun as a helmet did, but it saved fighter’s head of cerebral concussion. If a fighting man was into luck to wear such big, soft and super-protective padded arming cap, made of the best natural linen, so he do not worry about head protection at all. As tailor of Steel Mastery have already wor...

This model of medieval helmet armet is historical replica of close cavalry helmet of the XV-XVI centuries. Such head armor was widespread all over medieval Europe, especially in Italy. Visor of armet could have various shapes. We represent classical model of tournament closed head protection. It has four pieces, which are typical for knight armet: round dome (or skull)  two cheek-pieces and a visor.  Neck is protected with movable plate gorget (bevor). Visor is fixed with push button, so you may be sure that it will not open during the fight. Narrow eye slits provides with good vision and holes on the visor – with perfect ventilation. The weight of th...

This Liner set provides comfort helmet wearing and complete protection of your head, neck, and shoulders.  Top part of liner has 3 layers, roller is stuffed and all other parts of liner have 2 layers.  If you will use this liner under mail coif, you can add fastenings for lacing at options.  Simple design of liner provides with comfortable putting helmet on the head and a perfect protection during medieval battles, tournaments or trainings. 

Butted mail aventail is made of mild steel rings 2 x 10 mm. Type of butting is 4 rings in 1. Avenital is being attached to the helmet with leather strap. Also you can choose blued or stainless steel for your aventail in options. If you want additional decoration (for example, triangle edge or brass rings on the edge), please contact us [email protected]

Balaclava (helmet lining, padded cap) is necessary and inexpensive accessory that solves a lot of problems, starting from keeping the hair and head clean and up to reducing the frequency of cleaning the inside part of the helmet. And the wearing of helmet becomes much more convenient, because the liner keeps the head from direct contact with metal, giving you warm and comfort. This model of the padded cap has thickness 1.2-1.5 cm (3 layers of padding) and can be made according to your individual needs and just for your measurements, from natural fabrics: cotton or linen, of different colours that vary from white or natural to black or bright red.  Main photo shows linnen...

Soft armor and hema helmet is cool and reliable soft armor helmet. It is intended for training in MSF (Modern Sword Fighting), knife and stick fighting, however, it is equally good for some clubs and federations which practice HEMA. Please consider this helmet won’t suit for all types of HEMA due to size of holes and you need to ckeck rules od your club before placing an order.  * Helmet’s visor is mask-shaped and is made of 2 mm (12 ga) thick stainless steel. It is protected against piercing, holes are 8 mm (7 ga) in diameter. * Helmet's fabric cover protects against piercing. * Upper and posterior parts of the helmet have inner protection m...

It is known since Early Middle Ages. Liner is very firm and enduring. It requires the installation into the helmet. Leather liner is worn under Norman, Spangen or Conic Helmet, Kettle Hat and Sallets type helmets. It has drawstring on its top to adjust fitting up to your head size. Liner provides perfect protection during medieval battles and trainings. It's covered with leather, staffed with sheet wadding (natural material) and has inner shell made of 100% natural uncolored cotton

This liner is good to be worn under the Bascinet, Great Bascinet, Barbute or "Sugar Loaf" helmet. It requires the installation into the helmet with rivets or by sewing. Simple, but historically corrected design of the liner provides with perfect protection during medieval battles, tournaments or trainings.  The liner is made of 100% natural fabric - cotton or linen, by your regard, and is stuffed with sheet wadding (natural material).  

Leather padded medieval coif There is posh, cool and classy big brother of modest Padded medieval coif. It is as thick, soft, resilient and reliable as its plain linen relative, but it is a tough guy! This coif is perfect as for light trainings with bokkens, so being hidden under the helmet in steel tournament chopper. A knight, wearing it, looks at glance at others with light superiority and it has reasons – who else could impress with such classy and stylish protection. Generally speaking, VIP coif is for VIPs. Lining and wadding are made of the softest cotton; stitching is made with hardest threads. Color of leather may be various, just by your wishes. Think about chic protection ...

Pelerine is being fastened to the padded cap with leather string. Cap is used as liner for helmet and provides with perfect additional protection during the medieval fencing. We use only 100% linen and cotton and natural sheet-wadding (50 cotton, 50% wool) for padding.  Padded cap with pelerine is a good addition to the gambeson with sewn mittens. Different colours are available for order in options.

Bascinet is one of the most popular and widespread medieval knight helmet in the XIV century. This made-to-measure Middle Ages helmet is completely handcrafted by our artisans. Such type was developed from the steel round cap, which was worn under the tophelm.   This model was typical for 1350-1410 years. The striking feature of this type of Bascinet is double-point fix on the both side of helmet. Mobile visor with single ocular is allowing great visibility and safety. Holes in visor provides with good ventilation. Of course you can order a second visor as on the 5-8 pictures, fpr example, with modifacation eyeslits. Base price includes following options:...

Torse - medieval heraldry headband Starting its way as entirely practical elements, after a while, torse and mantling became a symbol or true knighthood and must-have of knight emblem. In the beginning was a torse… No, not like this… Firstly, in time of the first Crusade, crusaders were boiling in their mails and crusader helmets alive and saw agal on the heads of Bedouins. This thick fabric roller, stuffed with crude wool, twisted and tied in a ring, was pressing keffiyeh to bedouin’s head, preventing sunstrokes and cushioning an impact of sabers. By admiring the smarts of the Saracens, knights shamelessly borrowed design of agal, slightly changed it and called a tors...

A splendid model of late helmet armet is made of firm cold-rolled steel and is a part of Armor Garniture of George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland. Were there better helmets in the XVI century? Probably, yes. More impressive? Never! Dome features two welded halves. Comb of this real knight helmet is hollow inside, made by folding method and decorated with etched ornament. Chin plate of helmet is movable and attached with hinges to the sides of dome. Upper and bottom plates of two-halved visor are attached to the temple parts of dome with single pivot joints. Gorger is also consisted of two plates, as front part, so back one. Pay attention that lower plates of gorget are canted and d...