Part I

Couple of months ago we shared with you a process of bascinet’ making. Today we’d like to present for your attention introductory article, which opens cyclus “Bascinets”. What the helmet bascinet was? Which shapes of dome and visor were popular? What the word “klappvisor” means and many more interesting facts.

Enjoy the reading!

There're few episodes of the daily living of knights for your attention at the dawn of Medieval time. What did they face to when entering on the knight path? What sinuosity were waiting for them at the war- and peace-time? Let's have a look at one day of the knight life.

Not so long time ago, Steel Mastery finished handcrafting of the full-plate Churburg-style armour of the XIV century. And next to the Gothic armour, we’d like to tell about equally well know armour from the Castle of Churburg.

In this article, we’d like to tell you, how our crafstman makes a bascinet with curved visor, typical for the middle of the XIV century.

Not so long time ago we showed you how Steel Mastery’s craftsmen make knight gauntlets of the XIV-XV centuries. And this model is one of the great quantity of middle-age hands’ protection. In this article we’d like to tell you, how this type of armour were progressing.

In the 1430 year, gauntlets had become one of the most part of any armour, and gained great popularity in the end of the XV century.

Let’s have a look at how Steel Mastery makes plate knight gauntlets of the 1350-1400 years step-by-step!

Live action role-playing games have become more popular in the recent years. That’s why Steel Mastery decides to satisfy fantasy-addicted customers with line of unique hand-made leather and steel armour.

Fashion was changing - time of long and shapeless tunics and shirts has passed. But what medieval citizen worn? We will tell you about a costume, that was not high-fashion look of XVII century, but typical for usual european man.

Steel Mastery represents you historically correct, strong and very practical splinted and plate limbs’ protection of the XIV century. We tested it in battles - and now recommend it to you!

We often receive questions like “What tunic is typical for such century?” or “Are these chausses acceptable for this period?” and so on, and so on… What is meant in this article is typical european man’s costume of the XII-XIII centuries.