Armour of the XIV century in Churburg style

Churburg style armor set-1 of the XIV century

Armour in Churburg style was named by an authentic medieval armor that is kept in the castle of Churburg (South Tyrol in the North of Italy) and it belongs to the end of XIV century. During this time on the territory of modern Italy the armour makers start to produce armour of full-plate shells (they would be given the name of Milanese type).

Later on bascinet would be out of use giving way to armet and barbute in Milanese armor. Protection of neck and collarbone was enabled by chain mail aventail, which was attached to the helmet. Chest is covered with a series of plates. The lower part of the stomach and the groin are protected by mail armor. Back is not protected by this piece. It was supposed to be matched with chained armour. Shoulder straps consist of several segments which are put one on top of the other to enable better movement. Elbow pads were enlarged so that there was no need for a shield in the battle. Bracers represent segmented flexible gloves, the metal segments of which covered fingers on the outside. Greaves consist of double-wing metal plates. Hips are protected only on the front side. This piece of Churburg armor does not yet cover entire body of a warrior. Head, chest, stomach and arms are covered only. Grand-bascinet with the type of face guard hundsgugel (which means a “dog’s head”) plays the role of a helmet.

You can use this medieval armor for:

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

A distinctive characteristic of this piece of armour and the Milanese armour as a whole was relatively big size of the plates. This made-to-measure full Churburg style armor in is completely handcrafted by our artisans.

Custom medieval armor of the XV century includes the following parts:

• Helmet bascinet “Hounskull”
• Segmented spaulders
• Breastplate
• Arms plate armor
• Gauntlets
• Legs plate armor
• Steel greaves
• Sabatons

Base price includes following options:

• Cold-rolled steel 1.0 mm
• Satin polishing
• Black leather belts
• Steel nickelplated buckles
• Steel rivets
• Sewn liner

We may decorate your armor with brass strips, etching or brass plate. Material, color of belts, finish treatment - the options you can change to your liking.

Main photo shows medieval steel armor with following options:

• Cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm
• Satin polishing finish treatment
• Black leather belts
• Brass buckles
• Brass rivets
• Decorative brass strips

Benefits, which you’ll get, if you buy medieval 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.

To recreate the image of a medieval knight of the XV century need to pay attention to the other elements of protection - helmets, padded liners, chain mail aventails, brigandines, arm armor and leg armor. In section Suits of armor 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.

This article will tell you full history of this popular armor.