A complete mid fifteenth-century Italian style armour. This harness includes a barbute - a light helmet used by light cavalry. The breastplate is a simple export style made by Italian armourers for sale to other countries - especially germany and England. The arms include the reinforcing plates that cover the fronts of the pauldrons and the outside of the left elbow.

All parts of this armour are hand made including hinges, buckles and roset-stamped washers.

A mid-sixteenth century breastplate and tassets. It is patterned after the large numbers of 'black and white' armours that were manufactured for use by the ordinary soldiers of the armies. These were normally not expensive armours. Most of the surface is painted to help avoid rust. The 'white' bands are hammer recessed and polished to provide strength and decoration. This breastplate includes sliding gussets at the arm holes, a three lame fauld and tassets that cover the legs to the knees. The buckles are hand made from steel and the washers are stamped with a rosette pattern.

A copy of a simple late fourteenth century armour. This one was made for a 5 year old as a halloween costume.

A late sixteenth century half armour.

This harness was made for the Higgins Armoury in Massachusetts as a demostration model. It was constructed with authentic methods and materials. There are no welds in this armour. The helmet bowl was manufactured from two pieces joined at the comb by a roll.

Complete harness in late fourteenth century style. This harness was built to order for a customer. It was worn by him in medieval re-enactments. It is composed of a bascinet with a pig-faced visor and an aventail of welded mail. The body armour is composed of a large number of shaped plates riveted into a lether cover. It fully covers the breast, back and hips. The arms are covered by simple spaulders of several plates joined by sliding rivets in the rear and leathers in front. The arms are simple articulated vambraces with tulip-shaped protections for the forearms. The gauntlets are typical of the period with an 'hourglass' shape and individual finger plates joined by leather. The legs are covered by cuises with articulated knees, cased greaves and simple laminated sabatons.

Great Helm. Late fourteenth century style.

Mid Fifteenth century helmets. The left helmet is a barbute. The helmet on the right is a kettle hat patterned after a burgundian example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.

Two helmets. The left one is an early sixteenth century style close helmet. The one on the right is a late fifteenth century 'Armet a rondel'.

A late fifteenth century salad. Constructed after a salad made for Maximilian I with a bevor hinged at the same points as the visor.

A pair of spurs patterned after early fifteenth century spurs. Formed of brass with complete strap mounts and buckles.