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Blue & White Gambeson / Jupon

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List price: $104.03
$77.85
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Padded blue and white gambeson for use under armour or on its own. Sleeves have been shaped to minimise tugging at shoulders and belt when swinging the arm. All buttons are material and heavy stitched to be extra durable. See additional pictures for more details. Stylised from the Jupon of Charles VI, late 14th century, and the 15th century's Fiore dei Liberi's - Fior di Battaglia. Featuring Zuparello buttons that can squash flat under armour.

A jupon (or fighting cotte) is a fourteenth to fifteenth-century tight-fitting padded garment worn over armor, often displaying family colours or a coat-of-arms.

Close up of buttons View of the back

Small
Long sleeves (from armpit) - 57cm (22.5 inches)
Shoulder to thigh length - 81cm (32 inches)
Chest| - 110cm (43.25 inches) Max girth
Weight: 1.35kg

Medium
Long sleeves (from armpit) - 58.5cm (23 inches)
Shoulder to thigh length - 82cm (32.25 inches)
Chest| - 114cm (45 inches) Max girth
Weight: 1.45kg

Large
Long sleeves (from armpit) - 59.5cm (24 inches)
Shoulder to thigh length - 84cm (33.5 inches)
Chest| - 116cm (46 inches) Max girth
Weight: 1.50kg

Extra Large
Long sleeves (from armpit) - 61cm (24 inches)
Shoulder to thigh length - 86.5cm (34 inches)
Chest| - 122cm (48 inches) Max girth
Weight: 1.62kg

XXLarge
Long sleeves - 63cm (24.5 inches)
Shoulder to thigh length - 87.5cm (34.5 inches)
Chest| - 125cm (49 inches)
Weight: 1.70kg

Don't be misguided by claims that heavier gambesons are better. Sure, more padding can equal more protection but more weight doesn't equal more padding. It can simply mean it is larger or longer or more cumbersome. An ideal combat gambeson is a balance between softening a blow and your movement. A gambeson that is overweight can impede your skill and prowess on the battlefield. When in doubt trust only MFC products or contact us for the full story. Our gambesons are not only better designed for re-enactors they are also far better value.

Other historical names for arming jackets are: gambeson, jupon, aketon, arming doublet, gambaison, acton, arming coat, cotte, auqueton, hacketon, zuparello, haqueton, pannzar, vapntreiyu, wambais, wambesium, wambuis or wambs.


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Warnervale Store
4/1 Burnet Road
10am - 3pm, 7 Days
1300 768068
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High-Quality Product I am seriously impressed by the high standard of construction and design of this gambeson.
It has a good shape, is very well sewn and is very comfortable to wear.
The XL size fit my 191cm 102KG carcass well with room for a light shirt underneath. It fits snug around the forearms and doesn't flop about when the arms are swung.
Also, the cut of the garment allows for free arm movement without restriction and doesn't hang uncomfortably when your arms are aloft.
The natural materials used will allow dying to another colour if you don't like blue and white or red and white.

Very please with this purchase.