Leather Brigandines

The leather brigandine first surfaced during the 14th century, before coming into widespread use during the following 15th and 16th centuries, were it survived the transition between mail and plate armour. This is because a leather brigandine perfectly combines the lightness and the maneuverability of leather with the strength of layered plate armour. And this is something that Medieval Armour has carried over into our own selection of medieval brigandines, too. Each and every piece of leather body armour found here is a classic example of a leather coat of plates, with some featuring small metal plates while others feature small leather plates. And they're all equally effective as far as medieval armour goes, creating a leather coat of plates that offers great protection without forcing a warrior to sacrifice speed and mobility. This style of leather armour would make for a great choice when it comes to LARP armour or SCA armour, as a brigandine is not only highly effective, but many are also easy to maintain, too! As a testament to how effective and wide-spread the leather brigandine was, it was apparently the favored armour of William Wallace, having been featured in the movie Braveheart. Warriors of all types, ranging from knights to archers to bandits favored the leather brigandine as their armour of choice, and now, thanks to Medieval Armour, now you can pick the medieval brigandine as your armour of choice, too!