Royal brigandine for SCA and fencing

Royal brigandine for SCA and fencing

If we will appeal to history, we clear up the brigandine armor appeared in service of Europeans as an attempt to match something to Eastern lamellar armor, as chainmail couldn’t deal with it. If you are interested at details, here you can read about first medieval brigandines.  There are histories about crusaders, full of pain and envy, who could not rob enough lamellar armor from nasty Saracens, so were inspiring European blacksmiths with money and beating for making of brigandine. However, it is not the entire story…

To the end of the XIII century, when blacksmiths acquired skills and knights appreciated light and mobile protection, brigandine armor suddenly became… fashion one. Not only cavalrymen worn it, but also foot soldiers.

Simple, but classy “masculine” accessory was appreciated at court. Then nobility, especially a young one, quickly got into brigandine. It is easy to understand them, as it was quite common thing in high society to be stubbed during morning tea-party. So, brigand armor worn over the surcoat, were saving owner’s life and looked much more attractive, than a chainmail.

As fabrics for brigandine had being chosen just as well as for any parade outfit in high society. Gold-brocade, velvet and printed silk. Anything for your money:)

After thinking for a while, crafters of Steel Mastery decided not to be behind of our medieval colleagues. So, if you will have tricky business meeting or sudden meet with aristocrat fellows, choose fabric for your taste and buy brigandine armor. Respectable look and unhurt body – what else does a true knight, who appreciate fashion and himself, need.  

We are ready to make top-quality armor, in which it is not shameful to come to royal court. As you can choose luxury fabric, which will be not only a part of your brigand, but also add true regal look.

Custom medieval plates’ armor is made-to-measure item. That means that our artisans use individual body parameters and personal regards of client to handcraft such body protection. 

You can use this brigand armor for:

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

Base price includes following options:

• Jacquard from options;
• Plates of cold-rolled steel 1.0 mm;
• Steel finding rivets;
• Black leather straps;
• Steel nickel-plated buckles;
• Straight bottom edge;
• No decoration;
• XS-size.

Various fastenings and types of decoration are available for order. We can make an embroidery of your heraldic emblem on the brigandine, or decorate the bottom edge with fancy festoons. Brigandine or whole-hammered spaulders provide with additional protection.

Brigandine has cotton lining. 

If you choose half-coloured or quarter-coloured brigandine, please inform us via [email protected] , what colours you prefer and its exact disposition.

Main photo shows SCA- brigandine with following options:

• Jacquard of color “Monogram Gold” for outer shell;
• Plates of cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm;
• Brass rivets;
• Brown leather straps;
• Brass buckles;
• Straight bottom edge;
• XL-size.

Benefits, which you’ll get, if you buy brigandine armour at Steel Mastery:

1. Custom-made high-quality body protection, made of natural material by your individual parameters;
2. Reliability and comfortable wearing for years;
3. Product made by experienced tailors and artisans, 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 these models of battle armor: Brigandine for SCA and fencing (basic model), European brigandine of the XIV-XV centuries, Leather brigandine of the early XV century.

We recommend you to use this medieval body armour with gambeson, brigandine arms and legs protection.

In section “Brigandines”, you can see all models of brigandine armour for sale. If you didn’t find any for your taste, wish and needs, please send us photo and description of the required model and we will make it for you.

We also offer you read short review about brigandine and choosing of a brigand body protection.

This article will tell you about materials and fabrics for this medieval armor.