Gambeson Warrior Torso

Gambeson Warrior Torso

Epic Armoury’s Warrior Gambeson Torso Desert Beige is a padded sleeveless coat, covering the torso from neck down over the hips on front and back. It can be worn on its own or serve as essential padding under mail or armor. The gambeson is donned like a jacket and closed on the front with five full grain leather straps and brass buckles, allowing the wearer to customize the tightness of the fit. Long or short sleeves can be bought separately and are easily attached by using cotton cords on the shoulders and sleeves, each cord secured through long-lasting brass eyelets.

Thick enough to serve as its own armor, this sturdy gambeson is constructed with 100% Polyester padding sandwiched between layers of heavy 100% cotton fabric. All these layers are stitched together in vertical lines, keeping the padding in place and mimicking a classic European high-medieval style.

Though of European cut, gambeson or quilted-style armors have seen world-wide use since antediluvian times, making the Warrior Gambeson a great basic armor with a range of possibilities regardless of time and place.

The Warrior Gambeson outer layer is made from 100% cotton twill. The padding is a 100% polyester. The lining is 100% cotton.

• Available in Ox Brown, Desert Beige, Epic Black and Natural colors
• Available in sizes S, M, L, XL, 2XL, 3XL and 4XL

History

• Quilted armors have been around since at least 400 BCE
• Used as padding under chainmail or plate armor
• Historically, a high-medieval European gambeson was recorded as being capable of stopping sword blows from penetrating the skin
• Could stop heavy arrows and mace and axe impacts with the addition of overlaying chainmail
• Specific style often worn by freemen, mercenaries, and other independent warriors