Images of past commissions
These galleries represent some of Jeff's past work. Most of these were custom made pieces. If you wish to purchase armor, check the for sale section for pieces in stock ready to go out. If you would like to commission a custom armor please contact Jeff through the email/contact section of the website.
14th Century Armor
Plate armor, first emerges in the 14th century as a reinforcement to mail. Armor of this period incorporates leather and textile in it's construction. Jeff's reproductions are patterned after historical examples found in museums and extant artwork of the period.
This form was in use from about 1380 to 1420 across Europe with slight stylistic variations.
A very decorated pair. Notice the embossed fingernails and the latten borders and gadlings.
Armor for the arms.
Gauntlets have a stitched in glove. The fingerplates are tailored to fit each finger.
Consisting of cuisses, greaves and sabatons.
In these gauntlets the fingers are defended by a series of small oblong plates. Each one is shaped to minimize gapping.
Leathers on the front and center allow the shoulder lames to colapse while pivoting rivets help maintain form in the rear.
Here we see a paunce of plate covering the waist, a breastplate with stop rib, and arm harness with integral shoulders. Normally these parts would be worn over a mail shirt or mail voiders.
Marked with a crown. The aventaille (mail neck defense) is held in place by vervailles (brass studs rivetted to the helmet).
15th Century Armor
15th century armor is characterized by the presence of more articulated plates that overlap and the development of national styles such as German, English and Italian. These styles are defined by fluting, form and decoration.
This one was made for a museum: Discover Park America, in Tennessee.
This one has a beautiful aventaille made by Tom Biliter.
This is an earlier style that is still symmetrical. They have one mitten plate and individual finger plates.
This armor is based on the Hungerford effigy in Canterbury Cathedral. 1455-60.
Milanese (Italian) style.
Italian mid 15th c. style cuisse and greaves. Mail made by Toby Capwell. This is his Italian armor.
Based on a piece in the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Anglo- Flemish 1510.
Mid 15th c. English armor based on the Effigy of Lord Hungerford.
1460s This type of helmet is distinctly Italian but was used all over Europe.
Assymetrical since the left side of the body was usually taking the brunt of an attack. The left side has an extra re-inforcing plate.
16th Century Armor
Here is a gallery of 16th c. armor. The fashion for this time included roped edges, embossed borders, etching, gilding and bluing.
This armor was made to illustrate what Spanish soldiers would have worn in the new world.
Embossed spade design. Part of the German 1525 armor (A30).
Part of the "Burgundy Cross Armor".
This belongs to the slotted Burgundy cross armor. It is etched and gilt.
This armor is based off an armor made by Kolman Helmschmid. The original is in the Wallace collection, London. (A30)
Peascod Breastplate and Gorget. Built for the Art Institute of Chicago and featured in a Nova documentary.
Etched and gilt, the helmet and gauntlets are cut with slots for better ventilation; tournament use.
Etched, gilt and blued, this German Morion would be worn by a soldier in the guard. 1580s
This armor is based off an armor made by Kolman Helmschmid. The original is in the Wallace collection, London. (A30)
This armor offers almost a complete protection of plate. The inner arms are covered with lames. The pauldrons extend over the breast and backplate. The neck is completely covered by the gorget.
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