Similarly, leather grades are definitely worth keeping in mind: ‘genuine’ leather is actually one of the lowest grades of leather available, and whilst it is fine for a budget alternative, those seeking proper quality leather armor should opt for that made from ‘top-grain’ or ‘full-grain’ leather. Low-carbon reproductions are more than suitable for display purposes (as well being pleasantly affordable), but are not suitable for impact as they can be prone to shattering.
Similar high-carbon steels are most faithful to medieval materials, but are generally less hard-wearing and need to be properly maintained. Most modern ‘battle-ready’ armor suitable for re-enactment use is made from spring steel, a resilient high-carbon steel-chromium alloy that ‘springs’ back into shape when bent or impacted. This doesn’t necessarily mean they will be ‘worse’ than traditionally made pieces, but it is worth keeping in mind when choosing how you want your medieval armor to have been made. Techniques such as cold-rolling allow the same work-hardening to take place by putting cold steel (<500☌) through rollers to compress and deform its structure. For example, most medieval steel would have been hand-worked with hammers at a temperature above recrystallisation (around 500☌). Reproducing Medieval Armor: Modern Methods and Material Modern armor production methods tend to fairly closely mirror those of historical medieval armor manufacture, albeit using modern technology to speed up the process. Are they a noble, with access to materials and workmanship that would have required wealth, connections and access to international trade? Or are they a commoner, who would have had their arms issued to them by their lord, or scrounged from what they could prize off the defeated in battle? What was their armor for – protection from the elements and wild animals, or to turn aside a crushing blow from a war hammer? If you can keep these sorts of questions in your mind whilst reading about medieval armor and browsing the enormous range of medieval armor for sale, then you’ll make the best possible choice for you. When choosing armor to define your medieval impression or LARP roleplay outfit, keep in mind who your character was. Medieval armor also cannot be understood in isolation without reference to The armor used in historical medieval battles was driven by a see-sawing arms race between those designing the tins, and those designing the tin-openers. Customers will receive a rivetted camail when purchasing.Medieval armor is as diverse as those who wore it: from chainmail byrnies and frightening grotesque helms in the Anglo-Saxon period, to transitional splint-mail and brigandines as plate armor began to be eclipsed by rapidly developing plate armor, to walking tanks clad head-to-foot in articulated steel from sallet to gorget to cuirasse to cuisse. Please note the butted mail version of this helm is shown in the photos for display purposes. Other Viking and Rus armor also available, stand not included and available separately. Armor, complex combat equipment IX-XIII centuries.) 1971 is included in the photos below. Suitable for a 9th to 12 th century Eastern European, Russian or Viking persona at your next Viking or Medieval re-enactment, LARP, SCA or Living history event.Ī sketch of the original artefact from AN Kirpichnikov Ancient weapons. The interior of the helm is also blackened to improve corrosion resistance. This helmet includes a leather lining suspension and chinstrap that can be adjusted to better fit the wearer. The helm has an antique finish and a circumference of 68cm which enables the wearer to also fit a suitable padded coif or cap. We also sell horse hair to add a plume to the top of the helmet. The helm includes a riveted mail camail which is attached to the base of the helm made from 10 mm 16 guage steel rings. The original artefact is estimated to have been made in the 9 th to 10th century Helmets from Gnezdovo burial mounds have a strong Russian /Eastern European design but have been found in graves also holding typical Scandinavian Viking equipment.ĭemonstrating the importance of the cultural and trade significance of the Rus in Northern European Situated on a major trade route between the Varangian’s and the Greeks. The site was believed to have been a 10 th century Slavic Varangian trading settlement. This helmet is a reproduction of an extant helmet that was found at the archaeological site of Gnezdovo (Gnyozdovo) in Russia. Make your own Viking, Rus, Varangian, or Byzantine experience with this reproduction Gnëzdovo Type 2 helm forged from 14 gauge steel.
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