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By the end of the XIII century, the apex of the tophelm evolved to a conical shape. At the beginning it was worn over a mail coif and small padded cap. By the end of the XIII century, knights wore a low chalice-shaped bascinet (often equipped with its own mail) under it. It is also interesting

Our Fencing Gauntlets are of the well-known “Hourglass” style adapted for medieval fencing. Made of cold-rolled steel, the finger plates have a thickness of 1.5mm (knuckles and metacarpals) and 1.0mm (all other areas). The special shape of the metacarpal plate provides full articulation and inner leather gloves are included for increase comfort and grip. The

Late XIV century Great Helm based on the photo of a medieval helmet from a private collection. According to the National Museum of Scotland there’s only a few 14th-century helmets to survive: – Great helm with decoration (cimier) of Albert von Prankh, approx. 1350. Preserved in Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien in Austria. – 14th century great

A padded gambeson is worn under armor. It serves as a cushion and softens the impact of hits. Padding should not be too thick, otherwise it’s hard to bend your arms or legs (in the case of quilted stockings). What’s more, with thick padding – there’s a higher risk of overheating during tournaments. Our Tricolor

A sallet (Old German “Schelern”, French “salade”) is a type of Western European helmet. At the end of the XIV century the pointed skull of bascinet helmets became more rounded. The sides and back became larger and the skull of the helmet obtained a crest in approximately 1420. Two main types of sallet helmets developed

Medieval breastplate armor with a decorative V-shaped rib Churburg Castle offers a lot of excellent examples of the finest medieval armor. It was founded in 1253-1259 by Henry de Montfort, who was a bishop of Chur. The name of the castle comes from the name of rank of this medieval noble. The castle is located

Lamellar armor originally came from the East and was primarily used in Eastern Europe. In Scandinavia, lamellar armor was widespread from the Viking Age (793 – 1066) until the second half of the 14th century. Our set of Lamellar Armor with Shoulders includes torso protection and a pair of pauldrons. It is made from metal

From the late XIV to the first part of  the XV century, knee cap defenses consisted of a small, simple, forged plate fixed over the knee. It was not enough to protect the external part of the leg. Accordingly, full knee caps with wings (German: Muschell) were developed at some point  in the 1390s  and remained relatively

Our stylization of the leg armor of the French king Charles VI (1368-1422) is based on an example which is preserved in Chartres Cathedral, France.  The legharness is adapted for full contact medieval battle. This legharness is reinforced with a central rib and the upper-extension plate of the cuisse, which covers the upper thigh is

Our Open Sallet is based on a late XV century skull cap type sallet helmet. The sallet (“celata” in Italian) was very popular in Italy. The term “celata” appears in 1407 in the armor manuscript of the Gonzaga family.  The description of this helmet in the historical records indicates various differences from the barbute (another popular

Our XV Century Italian Bevor is based on the sallet helmet with bevor from the collection of Churburg Castle (Castel Coira) in South Tirol. It is intended to accompany our XV Century Sallet, but will add protection and style to any sallet helmet. The bevor can be crafted from a variety of metals and in