Gambesons

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A gambeson is essential for stage combat and free sparring. Also called padded jack, aketon or arming doublet, fighters in the Middle Ages wore their gambeson alone as cloth armour or underneath mail and plate armour. It increased the wearing comfort of metal armour while cushioning blows from enemy weapons and reducing the risk of injury.

At BATTLE-MERCHANT – your online shop for medieval clothes – you will find medieval gambesons that perfectly match your medieval outfit of trousers, tunic, etc. Do you need a certain look for your next LARP event? Or for a reenactment tournament? You will find it in the BATTLE-MERCHANT online shop! Explore our clothes, accessories and much more for your look of Antiquity or the Middle Ages.