Arming doublet of the 15th century -- myArmoury.com

Edward Lee · Posted: Sat 17 Jan, 2015 4:09 pm Post subject:

Is this soldier on the left wear mail underneath a gamebson? Was it a common practice to wear mail beneath padding and breastplate over it? Thanks

Mark Griffin · Posted: Sun 18 Jan, 2015 11:34 am Post subject:

well define 'common practice' I suppose. It crops up here and there and wearing stuff in addition to a padded jack can but help, assuming the jack is made well. And by that I mean something not too thick and encumbering.

Lafayette C Curtis · Posted: Mon 19 Jan, 2015 7:30 am Post subject:

Sandwiching mail between two (relatively) lightly-padded garments was quite common in the late 14th and early 15th centuries. I wouldn't be surprised if it was still done in the late 15th century too.

Blaz Berlec · Posted: Mon 05 Feb, 2018 9:22 am Post subject:

I haven't seen this drawing discussed, it is obviously a man in his underarmour clothing. Next to the wounded man are parts of his bloodied kastenbrust armour. The shape of arming doubled closely follows the shape of the kastenbrust breastplate - chest is very globose - padded? Waist, arms and hose are very tight fitting, they don't seem padded.

Steve Fabert · Posted: Mon 05 Feb, 2018 11:34 am Post subject:

Are you sure he isn't praying for forgiveness for killing a woman? I have never seen a breastplate with two separate breasts before.

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Lafayette C Curtis · Posted: Sat 03 Mar, 2018 1:29 pm Post subject:

Those are not two separate breast-cups -- just a (somewhat unusual) dimple sticking upwards from the faulds into the keel of the breastplate. If you're not familiar with the Kastenbrust, this old thread might help in getting a general image of it:

http://myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=117...astenbrust