[Bob Burns]

[Mark Mattimore]

Excellent article gentlemen. Very informative and the photos really add to the experience. Quick questions. I have not commonly seen gambeson's with built-in arming points. I've always thought of them as just padding under the armor. Are attached points an historical norm for this period? Do Revival gambesons come with arming points already attached or is this an option? Just curious. Thanks in advance.

[Christian Henry Tobler]

Hello Mark,

Thanks for the compliments!

The short answer is that we have no idea how arming points were set up in the 14th century. The gambeson itself is an extrapolated thing, based upon related garments. Even for the 15th century, our information no the exact configuration of arming wear is scant.

The Revival gambesons do not come with points already attached. I added the leather tabs hold them. The reason we don't include them is that we tried this with an earlier iteration of the product and found that there was little consistency in where our customers needed them to be.

All the best,

Christian