Medieval Suits of Armor Helga research and design

Metal Body Suits vs. Weapons of Medieval Destruction Back in the good old days.. what you wore was a matter of life and death: simple rotting cloth was common, leather was rare, but for the gentleman of standing, it was armor or nothing

Helmet mask armor, from Augsburg, Germany, 1515

Horned helmet. Innsbruck, Austria, 1511–14

1.Helm (Helmet) 2.Gorget 3.Pauldrons 4.Spaulders 5.Chainmaille (Gussets) 6.Vambrace 7.Gauntlets 8.Breastplate 9.Faulds (Tassets) 10.Kneecup 11.Greaves 12.Sabatons (Solorets) 13.Coif 14.Arming Cap 15.Gambeson 16.Haubergeon (Hauberk)

Henry the 8th

Samurai Armor