Armour of Constantinopole / Dorogobuzh scales. Byzantine / Rus, XI-XIII AD.

Name: Armour of Constantinopole / Dorogobuzh scales. Byzantine / Rus, XI-XIII AD.
SKU: 17367
Price: 380 EUR
Availability: InStock

€ 380

Byzantine / Rus
XI-XIII century

Scales of same shape were found in Dorogobuzh (Rivno province, Rus) and in the Great Palace of Constantinopole (Istanbul). Byzantine find is dating to the end of XII century – beginning of XIII century. About 200 scales were found fused to each other in fire, seems that the armour perished in the fire happened in Constantinopole in 1204 AD. At the same time the Dorogobuzh find is dated to the XI – beginning of XII century.

Sources:
1. Embossed scales in the Ancient Rus armour of X-XIII c.
2. Byzantine lamellar from the Great Palace in Constantinopole.

Skirt may be made as separate tassets worn on belt.
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Important

All armour may be produced in mild steel OR spring steel 0,8mm hardened and tempered. You can choose spring steel in options. Hardened spring steel 65G is nearly twice harder than the same mild steel. So using 0.6 mm means 1.2 in mild steel / 0.8 mm means using about 1.6 mm.
All armour is by default cleabed by free jet blast & covered by laquer. If you want we may clean every scale by hands. But remember that nothing protects scales forever. Take care about your armour. Use Ballistol oil earlier than rust starts using your time.
Every new armour shipped from us has repair kit which includes leather (pieces / laces), 10-15 scales, rivets optionaly.
We remind you why we do not sell stock armour – reason is that protection must sit comfortably and fit your body. We make custom armours and kindly ask you to measure yourself honestly, your comfort and protection depend on this.
Please choose the correct size while making order.
Except the waist some more parametres are still important for us and we’ll discuss them in private. You can also write in advance your chest circumference and how tall you are.
ALL MEASUREMENTS MUST BE TAKEN WITH YOUR UNDERARMOUR GARMENT ON (gambeson/caftan/etc.) !!!

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