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Knee cap with plain rondel

ALC-02

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95

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ALC-02
(1 reviews)
€95.00

Knee cap with plain rondel

Default options
  • Fastenings leather straps with steel buckles
  • Color of steel buckles Nickel-plated buckles
  • Color of leather fastening brown
  • Metal for plate armour cold rolled 1mm
  • Finish treatment satin polishing
  • Rivets 8 mm steel nails
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Custom made

This item is a custom-made, which means that our crafters use individual body measurements of a client for manufacture. Such type of manufacturing provides with a perfect fit of an item.

Decoration
Fastenings
Color of steel buckles
Color of leather fastening
Manufacturing time
Metal for plate armour
Finish treatment
Rivets

description

Handcrafted kneecap (poleyn) with plain rondel is quite important part of knight’s fighting outfit, which appeared in the late XIII century. Since then, medieval warriors were wearing this leg armour in combination with mail stockings, brigandine tassets or whole-hammered cuisses.

Such historical sources, as paintings, engravings, effigies, etc., show us medieval knights, wearing poleyns, in combination with main leg armor.

Sleeping soldier at the Holy Sepulchre. ca 1340-1345 years, Strasbourg Frauenhaus Museum, France

These kneecaps are simple in design, but comfortable in wearing and reliable in protection. Caps are fastened with leather belts and buckles, which holds armor firmly on the leg.

You can use these functional kneecaps 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 authentic poleyn with following options:

  •  1.5 mm;
  • Satin polishing as finish treatment;
  • Steel rivets
  • No decoration

In options, you may choose another type and thickness of metal, color of belts, finish treatment and decoration for your medieval knight leg protection.

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.

You may also like similar models: complex knee protection, kneecap with chased rondel.

In section “Metal leg protection”, 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.

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Warranty

If you don’t like the received product for any reason, you may send it back to us within 14 days. If the received item has defects or does not fit your parameters, we will make a new item and send it to you at our costs. If postal service lost your parcel, we make a search of it. If parcel could not be found, we make new item at our expenses.

Delivery

We ship orders via National Postal Service, who carries order to your local post office. Upon shipping, we provide you with tracking number of parcel. If you need express delivery (DHL, TNT, etc.), please contact us.

Terms

Every product is handcrafted and requires time for manufacture. Approximate time:

  • Gambeson and padded armor – 8-9 weeks;
  • Costumes and other clothing – 4-6 weeks;
  • Brigandines – 3-4 months;
  • Leather accessories 2-4 weeks;
  • Metal armor – 2-5 months.

Please contact us if you would like to know more precise terms.

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Gordon
(5)
Well made. Looks good and fits.
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