Late 14th Century Gambeson – Red – CLOSEOUT
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Original price was: $118.99.$89.99Current price is: $89.99.
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- Lord Of Battles
Overview
Late 14th Century Gambeson - Red - CLOSEOUT
This late 14th Century Gambeson is constructed from tough, quilted cotton and padded with cotton felt on the inside. It is fastened with cloth cotton buttons on the front. Being crafted from all-natural materials, this gambeson will naturally ventilate better than other gambesons made from artificial material and padded with poly-fill.
This gambeson is handcrafted - sizes will vary slightly. These measurements should be taken as approximations.
SIZING
SMALL
Chest Size: 40 (101.5 cm)
Length from Shoulder to Bottom of Coat: 30 (76 cm)
MEDIUM
Chest Size: 43 (109 cm)
Length from Shoulder to Bottom of Coat: 31 (78 cm)
LARGE
Chest Size: 50 (127 cm)
Length from Shoulder to Bottom of Coat: 33 (84 cm)
X-LARGE
Chest Size: 55 (140 cm)
Length from Shoulder to Bottom of Coat: 33 (84 cm)
XX-LARGE
Chest Size: 58 (147 cm)
Length from Shoulder to Bottom of Coat: 34 (86 cm)
Specifications
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- Brand
- Lord Of Battles
- Country of Origin
- India
- Color
- Red
- Type
- Gambeson
- Material
- Cotton
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The Maker
Lord Of Battles
Lord Of Battles offers an ever expanding line of armor and re-enactment gear with an eye towards quality and authenticity. Based in India, these guys have been supplying the European HEMA and re-enactment communities for years through various resellers, but are now taking control of their own brand. Our direct partnership with the factory allows us to offer their products at deep discounts, by cutting out an entire level of markup.
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Sizing was a lie, buttons fall off I got this in medium, believing the store page’s claim that medium fits a 43″ chest size. Wrong. I have a <40" chest and could barely fit in it out of the box. I'm also skinny, yet the arms were so tight I could barely move while wearing them. I had to stuff all my clothes in it and leave it for days to stretch it out til it was minimally wearable.
Pros: It looks cool and authentic, and probably would be comfortable if you order a size up. It'll keep you warm at night at SCA events.
Cons: Buttons are terrible. Every time I spar in it - even though it's light sparring with Rawlings synthetics - buttons fall out. I sew them back in, but then other buttons will fall out, sometimes while I'm just wearing it and walking around. Also, the button holes haven't been sewn - they're just cut holes, so they fray. I didn't notice until some of them frayed to the point that they were too big for the buttons to stay in. So expect to spend hours of your time sewing the borders of the button holes, because the manufacturer didn't feel like doing it themselves, and also re-sewing the buttons repeatedly as they'll keep falling off. Also, this is very thin for a gambeson, as it was meant to be padding under plate armor, and does very little to absorb impact on its own, so don't expect to rely on it for HEMA sparring.
Gambeson is pretty good quality, price is fair. Many reviews on this and the other colors reccomend ordering a size up, I cannot reccomend against this enough. I’m normally a medium, and got a large believing the reviews and was made a fool of. Don’t listen to the reviews that tell you to order a size up, the large gambeson is entirely too big for me as a medium. Though the gambeson I received I unfortunately cannot use, I can attest to the quality of the gambeson. The sleeve tailoring is high quality, the grande assiette sleeves are not just for show and you can put your arms almost all the way up before the rest of the garment is affected, the elbow tailoring does just fine I am not restricted. I am quite sad I have gotten an ill fitting garment, but that’s my own fault for believing the reviews.
I weighed the two reviews on this took a leap of faith ordering the XL. I’m so glad I did. I have a 54″ chest and it fits. The waist is a little snug but that’s more me than the garment. The button holes do need finishing hence the lack a of a 5 star rating. The padding is just right and I cannot say enough about the tailoring of the arms and “grand gusset”. Absolutely no binding or restriction of range of motion for over head positions! This is an excellent value. I look forward to adding points and using it as a major part of my 14th C hard and soft kit. The garment is well constructed and I highly recommend it.