long gambeson with detachable sleeves LARP boogschieten The pouch is around 17

The pouch is around 17 x 13 cm large

150 cm and it weighs 520 g

while additional laces could fasten the lower edge of the coif to the gambeson or hauberk

This surcoat is made after historical examples of wool and is lined with cotton

long gambeson with detachable sleeves LARP boogschieten The pouch is around 17The first documented use of the gambeson dates to the late 11thearly 12th century AD, although it is likely that gambesons were already used in the early Middle Ages. The gambeson could be worn on its own or beneath a hauberk. Under a hauberk, it protected the body from the impact of blows. Hauberks were sometimes so thick and tough that they alone could provide protection against arrows shot with low draw weight. This type of gambeson is modeled