Spanish / European brigandine of the 15th century

This model of brigandine was typical for the Spanish region of XV century. Such brigand armor was actively used by knights and common foot soldiers before the full-plate armor has appeared.

Design of this plates’ armor is based on the brigandine pattern from the scientific publication "The riders of the war. European Cavalry" by Aleksinsky, Zhukov, Butyagin, Korovkin, 2005 year.

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 brigandine body armor for:

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

Plates of size 9*9 cm have 4 holes for rivets and placed back-to-back. Leather belts with buckles for fastenings are placed from the front of brigandine. Brigandine has cotton lining. 

Depending on the wealth and social class, knight were wearing brigandines of different materials. Common infantrymen and poor warriors could afford brigand armor covered with wool. Wealthy and noble knights were wearing velvet, suede or leather brigandines with beautiful festoons and attires.

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.

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 medieval knight’s armour with following options:

• Color – red
• Fabric – wool;
• Metal plates - cold-rolled steel 1.5 mm;
• Finding rivets;
• Fastenings – leather straps with steel nickel-plated buckles
• Color af leather fastenings – red 
• Straight bottom edge;
• M-size;
• Brigand spaulders
• DIY – no
• Decoration – no

Base price includes following options:

1. Black wool for outer shell;
2. Plates of cold-rolled steel 1.0 mm;
3. Steel finding rivets;
4. Black leather straps;
5. Steel nickel-plated buckles;
6. Straight bottom edge;
7. XS-size;
8. No decoration;
9. No spaulders

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.

Please have a look at the most popular models of armor of medieval Europe: European brigandine of the XIV-XV centuries, brigandine of Spanish knight.

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 brigandines for sale. 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.

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.