Almófares y pelerines acolchados

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...

Padded Medieval coif – XIIIth century-styled – is a choice of wise ones. Based on a few images found, it was made to be reliable, soft, thick, and best for head, neck, and collarbones.   The liner fits tightly but comfortably on the head so that the protection is impeccable and ergonomic. And the soft wool pelerine inside is strengthened with metal plates sewn-in. This head protection is based on the images of XIIIth century quilted caps and optimized by our craftsmen for maximum protection. Main photo shows medieval coif with following: Cover material for liner – cotton Cover material for pelerine – wool Layers in linen – 3 Colour of material – red...

This medieval padded aventail is worn under the Bascinet or Barbute type helmet. Its cut provides perfect additional protection for the shoulders and neck. High front padded part covers your chin. Aventail has lacing on the back side of the neck - 10 cm long with 4 whipstitched holes - to adjust and fix this aventail on your neck. This model is cut to fit the inclined shoulders lines and lay on breast, as well as chin covering part. It is being made of 100% natural fabrics. Different colours are available for order.

Medieval helmet had never been used independently - only with additional mail or padded protection of the head, face, neck and shoulders. Usually, helmet was combined with padded aventail, that is an addition to the Bascinet or Barbute type helmet. It perfectly protects the shoulders and neck, and its high front padded part covers your chin. It is very important while using Bascinet with or without visor. This padded aventail is made of wool and has cotton lining. The lacing on the back side fixes the aventail in a good way. You can use this type of padded aventail together with mail aventail. We use only natural fabric for manufacturing of medieval padded aventail. Different col...

You really appreciated the convenience of our wool padded aventail with back lacing, so we’ve decided to please you with its improved copy – stylish, black, and leather. Gorgeous, isn't it? It's an indispensable garment when it comes to style, but you may feel sorry for your neck and collarbones. Lining and padding, of course, are cotton. However, you can choose materials and colors to your taste as well as the quantity of padding layers. The aventail is laced at the back. You can use it for a Witcher costume or you can just create a cool black-black knight look. After all, leather aventail protects just as well as a wool one. It just looks cooler.

We recommend you to use such padded collar for better neck protection.  Padding allows taking a punch, that is aimed to the helmet's sides and back of head. The usage of such items is an important issue while armour's choosing. Ignoration can lead to the serious injuries during the medieval battles, tournaments and trainings. This collar is stuffed with natural sheet wadding and fastened with leather belt and steel buckle.  We make such neck protection of cotton or linen of different colours.

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.