Age of Craft | Medieval Armor

🛡️ Kettle Hat — Visibility Meets Protection One of the most popular helmets in buhurt fighting, the Kettle Hat is valued for its combination of excellent visibility, breathing, and reliable protection. Featuring hidden face protection, this helmet is especially popular in polearm battles, where fighters rely on awareness, distance control, and mobility. Crafted from 30HGSA tempered steel, the helmet and steel gorget are designed for durability and safety in full-contact combat. ✔️ Hidden face protection ✔️ Excellent visibility and airflow ✔️ Two chin straps for secure fixation ✔️ Internal foam padding for additional comfort ⚙️ Optional upgrades: • 3 mm reinforced dome • Padded sport liner • Riveted chainmail aventail Suitable for Buhurt International and other armored combat events. ⚔️ Know someone who fights polearm? Send this to your teammates and friends. #KettleHat #MedievalArmor #Buhurt #SCA #ArmoredCombat KnightHelmet HistoricalReenactment AgeOfCraft

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This helmet survived a Venetian fortress, a Greek island, and 600 years of history — and it’s still here. Meet the Great Sallet — an Italian combat helmet dating from the late 14th to mid-15th century, now in the Arms & Armor collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Gallery 373). In 1840, a remarkable cache of medieval helmets and armor fragments was unearthed in the ruins of a Venetian fortress at Chalcis, on the Greek island of Euboea. This piece was among them — a relic of a world where northern Italian workshops were supplying armor to soldiers across the Mediterranean. The sallet (Italian: celata) emerged as the dominant combat helmet of the 15th century, gradually replacing the bascinet. It was adopted across Italy, France, England, Germany, and Hungary by the mid-1400s. Unlike heavier enclosed helms, later Italian sallets became open-faced with gracefully curved surfaces — favored especially by archers and crossbowmen who needed uninterrupted vision. The term “sallet” covers a wide variety of 15th-century helmets: open-faced or, if visored, leaving the lower face and neck exposed. Many knights wore a separate chin guard called a bevor to fill that gap. This specific piece weighs approximately 4 lb. 13 oz. (2,184 g) — light enough for a soldier to move, heavy enough to stop a sword blow. One helmet. One fortress. Centuries of silence. 🏛️ The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York 📍 Gallery 373 — Arms & Armor 🔗 metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/26447 #MedievalHistory #ArmsAndArmor #Sallet #15thCentury #MetMuseum MedievalHelmet KnightArmor HistoricalArtifact MedievalArt AncientHistory OpenAccess PublicDomain MuseumCollection HistoryOfWarfare ItalianMedieval

🛡️ Plate Legs Protection from Tombstones Looking for full-leg protection you can rely on in battle? This set covers thighs, knees, shins, and feet, providing solid defense from all sides. Crafted from tempered steel, it’s built to handle intense combat while staying securely in place. The system is fastened to a gambeson using robust leather straps and steel buckles for a stable fit. ✔️ Full coverage: thighs, knees, shins, and feet ✔️ Durable tempered steel construction ✔️ Secure attachment to gambeson ✔️ Reliable fixation with leather straps and buckles Perfect for training sessions, buhurts, and duels. Strong protection. Full coverage. Ready for battle. ⚔️ Send this to your teammates — complete your kit together. #PlateLegs #MedievalArmor #FullLegProtection #Buhurt #ArmoredCombat KnightGear Reenactment AgeOfCraft

🛡️ Chainmail Gorget — Essential Neck Protection Protect your neck with confidence using our Chainmail Gorget — a combat-ready piece designed for reliable defense and authentic medieval aesthetics. Crafted from durable interlocking steel rings, it forms a flexible barrier around the neck, throat, and upper collarbones, helping to disperse impact from strong strikes while allowing natural movement. ✔️ Flexible structure for freedom of movement ✔️ Reliable protection for neck and throat ✔️ Comfortable fit with smooth drape ✔️ Compatible with plate armor, gambesons, and padded coifs ⚙️ Upgrade options: • Aventail integration • Reinforced mail variants • Padded underlayer Suitable for Buhurt International and full-contact medieval combat. ⚔️ Share this with your friends who are building their armor kit. #Chainmail #Gorget #MedievalArmor #Buhurt #SCA ACL ArmoredCombat Reenactment AgeOfCraft

🪖 This face has been waiting 1,400 years for you to look at it. In the summer of 1939, as Europe edged toward war, an amateur archaeologist named Basil Brown was quietly digging through a grassy mound in Suffolk, England. What he found beneath the soil would rewrite history. The Sutton Hoo helmet dates to around 620–625 AD and is widely associated with King Rædwald of East Anglia — a warrior-king so powerful that his elaborate burial has been called the “British Tutankhamun.” When the burial chamber collapsed over the centuries, the helmet shattered into more than 100 fragments. It took the conservation team at the British Museum years to reconstruct. What you see today is a painstaking puzzle of iron and bronze, reassembled fragment by fragment. And the face itself? Across the mask, a bird spreads its wings — its body forming the nose, its tail the moustache, its wings the eyebrows. Where the bird soars up, it meets the jaws of a dragon plunging down, its iron body inlaid with silver wire curving over the crest. This isn’t just armor. It’s a statement. Today the original is on display in Room 41 of the British Museum — one of only four known complete helmets from Anglo-Saxon England. And just this month, new research from the National Museum of Denmark suggests the helmet’s origins may be even more surprising — a recently discovered metal stamp found on a Danish island bears striking similarities to the helmet’s warrior motifs, raising the possibility that it was crafted in a Danish workshop and traveled to England. A king’s face. A dragon’s wings. Fourteen centuries of silence.

🛡️ Brigg Mittens — Custom-Made Hand Protection Upgrade your medieval kit with our premium custom-made Brigg mittens, combining historical authenticity, comfort, and reliable protection for real combat use. Made from high-quality natural leather, these mittens feature concealed steel plates sewn inside a soft leather lining, giving you an authentic medieval look with solid hand protection during training and reenactment. ✔️ XIV-century inspired design ✔️ Concealed steel plate protection ✔️ Natural leather outer construction ✔️ Lightweight build: 0.9–1.1 kg ✔️ Comfortable for long use without restricting movement Each pair is fully custom-made, so we require your measurements to ensure a precise fit. ⚔️ Perfect for reenactment, buhurt-style combat, training, and medieval enthusiasts. 📩 Contact us anytime for sizing or custom requests — we’re here to help. ⚔️ Send this to a friend who’s building their armor kit. #BriggMittens #MedievalArmor #HandmadeArmor #KnightGear #ArmoredCombat HistoricalReenactment AgeOfCraft

🛡️ Anatomical Shins — XIV Century Europe Reliable leg protection built for real combat. These anatomical greaves are designed to follow the natural shape of your legs, giving you the flexibility and comfort you need without sacrificing protection. Crafted from tempered spring steel, they are durable enough to withstand heavy strikes. ✔️ Anatomical fit for better mobility ✔️ Full shin protection from all sides ✔️ Durable tempered steel construction ✔️ Secure fastening with leather straps and steel buckles ✔️ Weight: approx. 1.7–1.9 kg Perfect for buhurt, duels, and armored combat. Functional. Comfortable. Built to take the hit. ⚔️ Know someone upgrading their armor? Share this with your friends. #Greaves #MedievalArmor #ShinProtection #Buhurt #ArmoredCombat KnightGear HistoricalReenactment AgeOfCraft

🛡️ Buhurt Optimized Pourpoint Type 2 — New Arrival Meet our latest upgrade, designed for modern combat demands and maximum comfort in the list. This new version features leather straps, a Velcro neck closure for quick and secure adjustment, and sport-style attachment points for your armor setup. ✔️ Leather straps for reliable fixation ✔️ Neck protection with Velcro closure ✔️ Sport attachment points included ✔️ Choice of padding: batting or synthetic (+$15) Already available for order — built for fighters who want a better fit, faster setup, and dependable performance. ⚔️ Send this to your teammates — time to upgrade your gear. #Pourpoint #Buhurt #MedievalArmor #ArmoredCombat #KnightGear TrainingGear AgeOfCraft

🗡️ A Medieval Sword Lost… and Found After 600 Years Somewhere in medieval Poland, a sword was lost. Centuries passed. Battles ended, kingdoms changed, and the memory of its owner disappeared. Yet the sword remained — hidden beneath the surface of a peat bog. Discovered centuries later, this 13th–14th century sword was found in remarkably preserved condition. The unique environment of the bog protected the metal from corrosion, allowing the weapon to survive almost intact. Today, it is kept at the Stanisław Staszic Museum in Poland, where it stands as a silent witness to the past. But the most intriguing part is not the sword itself — it is the story we will never fully know. Was it lost in the chaos of battle? Did it belong to a knight who never returned? Or was it deliberately abandoned, hidden away in a moment of fear or defeat? No record remains. Only the object survived. And sometimes, that is all history leaves behind. ⚔️ What do you think happened to the man who once carried this sword? 📚 Source: National Geographic — Medieval sword found in Polish peat bog /history/article/medieval-sword-found-poland-peat-bog-spd

🛡️ Chalkis Brigandine Type 1 — XIII–XIV Century Armor A true classic of medieval armor — brigandines were trusted by knights for their balance of protection, flexibility, and refined appearance. The Chalkis Brigandine Type 1 follows this tradition with a clean, historically accurate design. Built with steel plates arranged according to historical patterns, it delivers reliable torso protection while maintaining mobility and comfort. ✔️ Authentic XIII–XIV century style ✔️ Front closure with leather belts and sturdy buckles ✔️ Easy to put on — no assistance needed ✔️ Durable construction for long-term use Perfect for reenactment, festivals, displays, and collections. Timeless design. Practical protection. True medieval feel. ⚔️ Know someone who would appreciate this piece? Share it with your friends. #ChalkisBrigandine #MedievalArmor #Brigandine #KnightArmor #HistoricalReenactment MedievalStyle ArmoredCombat AgeOfCraft