Gothic pauldrons 1460-1500, 1.2 mm

Product description

These pauldrons are made in the 15th century late Gothic style, they were made in Milan, Northern Italy and are based on the pauldrons from the A21 horse and rider armor set from the Wallace Collection. The pauldrons extend toward the back to provide extra protection to the shoulder blades.

The late Gothic style (1440-1500) had sharp, heavily decorated forms. These armor pieces followed Burgundian fashion, with a chest armor that stopped high on the thighs similar to how the fashionable doublet was worn. Wearers wore mail voiders and a chain mail skirt instead of a full chainmail shirt and combined this with long, pointed sabatons. Often this type of armor was combined with a sallet and bevor, but gorgets and kettle hats were also used. Gothic armor had compact, decorated shoulder protection with angular besagews. In the Gothic style, one wore gauntlets with individual fingers or full mittens.

The pauldrons have a steel thickness of 1.2 mm, making them suitable for costumes and displays. They come with attachment points to easily fasten them to an arming doublet or chainmail shirt, with leather cord or aiglet laces.