English gothic plate arms of the second half of the 15th century

English Gothic plate arms of the 2nd half of the XV century are based on the patterns from the funeral armour on English knight sir Ralph Fitzherbert. 

Sir Ralph Fitzherbert, fragment of effigy, Norbury Church, England

Full-plate arm guard consists of three separate parts:

• Rerebracers (upper arm protection);
• Couters (pointed elbow caps);
• Vambracers (forearm protection)

All elements are supplied with leather belts and buckles, which allow reliable fastening of armor on your arm.

Each part has flueting, which is typical feature for gothic-style armour. It is handcarfted and made-to-measure item.

Together with plate pauldrons and cuirass of the same Gothic style, this handcrafted English knight armor will create perfect battle outfit, which you may use for:

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

Base price includes following options:

• Cold-rolled steel 1.0 mm;
• Satin polishing;
• Brown leather belts;
• Steel nickel-plated buckles;
• Steel rivets;
• No decoration;
• Painting inside

Main photo shows medieval elbow protection with following options:

• Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm;
• Blueing as finish treatment;
• Brass rivets;
• Brass buckles;
• Red leather;
• Painting inside

In options, you may choose another type and thickness of metal, color of belts, finish treatment and decoration for your authentic English armor.

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

1. Custom-made high-quality metal body armor, handcrafted by your individual parameters;
2. Reliability and comfortable wearing for years;
3. Product made by experienced blacksmiths, 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.

Gothic English gauntlets will complete your arm defense.

You may also like similar models of full-plate medieval protection: knightly plate arms, a part of the full-plate garniture of George Clifford, XVI century; full arm protection with pauldron, a part of jousting knight armor, XVI century.

In section “Bracers, couters and full arms”, 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.