Arming doublet / aketon - 1360 year

Arming doublet/aketon of the 1360 year is historically correct model and mostly known as pourpoint of Charles de Blois.

The main peculiarity of this quilted body protection wass large amount of buttons on the sleeves and from the front of gambeson. It has tight fit in body part and sleeves.

Pourpoint could be worn as arming clothing, so parade one.

Made-to-measure gambeson armour may be sewn by two ways:

• Machine manufacturing. Tailors will make padded armor by your parameters, using sewing machine.
• Hand sewing. Custom gambeson coat will be completely sewn by hands of our tailors. Such type of manufacture is historical one and is offered for additional costs.

You can use this gambeson armor for:

• SCA
• HEMA
• Larp
• Stage performances
• Medieval festivals
• Reenactment events

Base price includes following:

• Color: black
• Men's size: S-L
• Fabric: cotton
• Lining fabric: cotton
• Layers of padding: 1-2
• Fastening: leather laces;
• Color of leather fastening: black
• Fastenings for steel arms: no
• Two-color design: no
• Design of the bottom edge: straight bottom edge
• Contrast quilting and edge – no

Main photo shows medieval jacket with following options: 

• Color: white
• Men's size: XL
• Fabric: linen
• Lining fabric: linen
• Layers of padding: 2
• Paint stamping – ermine
• Fastening: buttons covered with fabric
• Color of leather fastening: black
• Fastenings for steel arms: 14 sewed pieces 
• Two-color design: no
• Design of the bottom edge: no
• Contrast quilting and edge – no

Representative of the higher social classes were wearing aketons made of expensive materials, such as velvet or silk. For fastening, there were buttons of precious metals or pearls. People from lower orders were wearing doublets sewn of linen or cotton with metal or wooden buttons.

Padded gambeson of blue or green colors are the most popular, but in options you may choose wine-red, brown or other colors.

Quantity of padding layer depends on the main armour. If you plan to wear medieval gambeson vest under the hauberk, so 5-6 layers will be required. If there will be usual plate armour or brigandine, so 2-3 layers of natural wadding is enough for your light gambeson.

Various color are available for order. If you choose half-coloured or quarter-coloured gambeson jacket, please inform us by e-mail, what colours you prefer and its exact disposition.

If you plan to use plate arms or spaulders over your aketon armor, we recommend you to order leather fastenings for steel arms.

There are two layers of padding in sleeves by default. If you want to change it, please contact us [email protected]

Main photo shows gambison with following options:

• 2 layers of padding;
• black cotton for outer and inner shells;
• standard sleeve attachment (without hole under armpit);
• M-size;
• metal buttons;
• straight bottom edge;
• no fastenings for steel arms.

Benefits, which you’ll get, if you buy medieval gambeson at Steel Mastery:

1. Custom-made high-quality padded underarmor, made of natural fabrics by your individual parameters;
2. Reliability and comfortable wearing for years;
3. Product made by experienced tailors, who really know how to make a good armor;
4. Convenient payment systems (Paypal, Skrill, Visa, MasterCard, American Express);
5. Flexible return system in case if you don’t like an item.

You may complete your look with tight chausses of the XV century.

Also, we offer you have a look at these padded gambesons of the same historical period: aketon of the second half of the XIV century, arming doublet of the 1405 year. If you want sleeveless or long gambeson, these custom-made padded armor might be interesting for you: long gambeson of the XI-XV centuries, sleeveless gambeson of the XII-XIII centuries.

In section “Gambeson” you can see all models that we offer for ordering. If you didn’t find any for your taste and wish, please send us photo and description of the required model and we will make it for you.

History of Pourpoint of Charles de Blois you may read in this article.

In this article, we're telling how to choose a gambeson.