Knight gambeson with sewn mittens of the XIII century

Middle Ages brigandine with fastenings from the front is one of the most popular type of medieval body armour. It was a transitional stage from chainmail to full-plate armor. Brigandine was worn both by commoners-soldiers, by noble knights, and even by kings. Armor is notable for comfortable wearing, which allow good mobility during fight, durability and reliable body protection. You can use this medieval brigandine armor for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Made-to-measure brigandine is completely handcrafted. Plates of size 5x10 cm are overlapped. Overlap between the rows is 1.5 cm. Such layout of plates provides with perfect protection and mobility. Leather belts for fastening are installed from the front of brigand armor and on the shoulders. Such disposition allows fighter to wear brigantine armour unaidedly. Brigandine has cotton lining.  Base price includes following options: Black wool for outer shell; Plates of cold-..

The padded chausses are perfect protection of your legs during medieval battles or trainings and can be used with any type of armour. It is being fastened to the gambeson or doublet with leather straps. There are drawstrings on the calves for comfortable and tight wearimg, that is very important when using closed hinged greaves over the chausses. It has fabric lace. Chausses have one layer of padding, but you can order more than one layer. It is being made only of natural fabrics of different colours. If you want to order two-coloured medieval chausses, please contact us and mention the exact colours and its position. We recommend to use padded chausses with medieval gambeson and brigandine. Belt is not included to the price. ..

Leather laminar mitten is a happy combination of leather and steel for perfect protection of your hand during the fencing or combat. This mitten is a stylization, which is good for any Viking or fantasy style event. Mittens are made or thick 3.5-4 mm leather and cold-rolled steel plates of 1.0 mm. Six overlapped plates are covered with leather. Wristband is made of two-layered leather. Padded inset makes wearing of laminar mittens more comfortable. Three wide leather straps firmly fix this leather armor on your hands and allow handy hold of weapon or shield. Price is for one mitten. When ordering, please advise us at [email protected], what mitten, left or right is required. You can use this middle age style hand armor for: SCA HEMA Larp Stage performances Medieval festivals Reenactment events Base price includes following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.0 mm; Black leather Main photo shows custom-made laminar mitten with following options: Cold-rolled steel 1.0 mm; Black leathe..

Brigandine armor for SCA and fencing (basic model) Here is one of the earliest models of brigandine, which refers to the turn of the XII-XIII centuries. We guess you are aware that first European brigandine armor was amateurish attempts to copy Eastern lamellar armor. Invading the Holy Land to Holy Sepulcher, knight-crusader were developing that his heavy chainmail and surcoat protect against sun well, but provide with quite weak protection from arrows and other weapon of damned Saracens. In their turn, damned Saracens were protected with plates’ armor, which is lighter and more functional, than chainmails of Lord’s soldiers. Some knights succeeded to rob Saracen’s corpse in order to sack an armor, but most part of warriors went in chainmails. European blacksmiths were a bit afraid of beginning of “complex and time-consuming” process of lamellar armor making. They preferred “fast and easy” making of chainmail. Finally, the most brave of them, inspired by future glory and heavy knights’ fists, began to make own pla..