Padded jack, short-sleeved

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A padded jackis a padded defensive jacket, worn as armour separately, or combined with mail or plate armour. Gambeson were produced with a sewing technique called quilting. Usually constructed of linen or wool, the stuffing varied, and could be for example scrap cloth or horse hair. During the 14th century, illustrations usually show buttons or laces up the front. More information...

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Padded jack, short-sleeved

Specifications:

  • Made of cotton canvas
  • Slightly padded
  • The quilted fabric is about 6mm thick.
  • Delivery without leather belt or/and any other garments

The given sizes of the padded jacks correspond to the following data:

  S M L XL
Length from the shoulder seam at the neck 106cm 107cm 108cm 110cm
Max. circumference of the bust 114cm 118cm 124cm 130cm

A padded jack worn under armour, particularly plate armour of fifteenth and sixteenth century Europe contains arming points for attaching plates and fifteenth century examples may include goussets sewn into the elbows and armpits to protect the wearer in locations not covered by plate. German gothic armour arming doublets were generally shorter than Italian white armour doublets, which could extend to the upper thigh. In late fifteenth century Italy this also became a civilian fashion. Men who were not knights wore arming doublets, probably because the garment suggested status and chivalry.

  • Both the outer cloth, the lining and inner padding is made of 100% cotton.

How to wash the padded jack

You can wash the jack in a washing machine in cold water to avoid possible change of its size. The resistant stains (e.g. oil) won't disappear but the gambeson gets clean and nice-smelling anyway.

You can also wash it by hand in cold water with a more sensitive care. By this method you can use a soft brush for possible resistant stains.

23-Dec 2024
Nicholas Alexander Brown
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This gambeson is a good choice for anyone trying to make an armor set from the 1240s. I recommend that you get a XXL though, because if you are trying to wear it over your armour as the people back then did, you will need the extra room. For context, this is not the type of gambeson that you would wear underneath your armour, if you are thinking of the 1240s, but rather, it is a kind that you wear over the top of your hauberk to add more protection. Be aware that this gambeson is very thin, and is more something that you would put on to just add a "little" bit more protection; it is not something like a breastplate. It is not intended to be very sturdy like another sleeveless gambeson that is offered on Outfit4Events and is made by Marshal Historical. This gambeson is also very cheap, but that does not mean that is it low quality. The product is actually very well made.
14-Nov 2024
Magnus Klingelhöfer
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Sehr guter Gambeson. Er fühlt sich richtig gut an und gibt dir immer noch die Möglichkeit, dich so frei zu bewegen, als hättest du ihn gar nicht an. Ich empfehle die richtige Größe oder eine Größe weniger, weil der Gambeson bei 2 Größen immer noch gut passt, aber er wortwörtlich dann wie angegossen sitzt. Sprich : es ist dann eine Arbeit sich wieder heraus zu winden. Jedoch alles in allem ist der Gambeson sehr angenehm:)
5-Dec 2019
Francisco A. García Molina
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Excellent choice for summer. However you must ask for 1 or even 2 sizes less than you think: I'm 1,78 m. and 80 k. weight and size "M" is way too large and wide.

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