Once all options are chosen, you add item to the cart and make a payment. We’ll help you to define your size, required model and its complement. If any difficulties arose, please contact our manager. To become an owner of one of these breastplate or cuirass, you need to do few easy steps: Body defence is being made according to the original armour, which is kept in the museums or shown in the old manuscripts. Here you can see different types of plate protection, which was used in Europe in the Middle Ages.Īll models are handcrafted and made-to-measure. The amount of overlap between the front and rear sections has also been significantly increased to eliminate gapping issues when the gorget needs to be loosened for the wearer.Medieval cuirasses, breastplates and gorgets are represented in this section. The pattern has also been revised to provide a closer and better fit, increasing mobility while maintaining coverage. The biggest change is that the leather now overlaps over the collar plates which significantly improves comfort. WTC's brig gorget has been revised with experience and feedback gained over several years and many hundreds of brig gorgets sold. That said, these brigandine gorgets also function perfectly well as part of a full 14th century harness. These gorgets, due to the increase collarbone and shoulder protection when compared with our standard stainless gorget are particularly suited to practitioners and groups who may prefer to utilize gambesons and minimal armour for lighter practice rather than full harness. These gorgets meet the minimum required for neck and throat protection set out by the SCA and most WMA and related groups. The rivets are solid-shank hand peined brass for durability and authenticity. Heat-treated spring steel is available for an additional cost.
chrome oil tanned leather which is hand-stitched together with waxed linen thread and reinforced with 18 and 16 gauge mild steel plates that are painted to prevent rust.
These gorgets are constructed with premium 6oz.
However, to suit the needs of modern practitioners who require rigid throat protection, this brigandine gorget is a plate defense for the neck and collarbones that utilizes the same style and construction of other contemporary armours such as coats of plates and brigandines. Instead, maille was generally the primary defense for the neck and throat. Brigandine gorgets are a bit of an anachronism as for the most part plate neck defenses were not used in the 14th century.
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