The coat of plates, and thus the brigandine, was mostly backed on canvas or hemp, rather than leather, and coated with felt or velvet. It is made of dozens of steel plates sandwiched between canvas or leather. Leather facing was somewhat less common, and those were still often backed by fabric. Brigandine definition, a flexible body armor of overlapping steel plates with an exterior covering of linen, velvet, leather, etc. Most in that time period (Visby etc) used overlapping plates, not 4x4 plates.

Unlike scale armour which has plates on the outside or splint armour in which plates can be inside or outside, a coat of plates has the plates on the inside of the foundation garment. Good job Kel.

The Indian equivalent of the Brigandine was the Chihal'Ta Hazar Masha, or "Coat of ten thousand nails": a padded leather jacket covered in velvet and containing steel plates which was used until the early 19th century. The coat of plates seems to have become the plate harness we see uncovered later - the latest forms of it show a solid breastplate, or a breastplate made of two large L-shaped plates, with a fauld of lames riveted below and a back made up of smaller plates. As nouns the difference between plateand brigandine. The Indian equivalent of the brigandine was the Chihal'Ta Hazar Masha, or "coat of ten thousand nails": a padded leather jacket covered in velvet and containing steel plates which was used until the early 19th century. All in all, you could have a mid 14th century knight with coat of plate body armor and cuisses with splint arm armor and greaves, and it would be the closest to it. 1400 Italian This is part of a large find of medieval armor discovered in 1840 in the ruins of the fortress of Chalcis, on the Greek island of … is that plateis (historical) plate armour while brigandineis (historical) a coat of armor for the body, consisting of scales or plates, sometimes overlapping each other, generally of metal, and sewn to linen or other material. Precursor of brigandine – coat of plates (armour that consisted of plates, which were sewn over the fabric or leather base) was popular as well. The brigandine itself came into use in the early 14th century and was in wide use through the 15th and well into the 16th century. Brigandine was a develoment of the coat of plates wich preceeded platemail. Also known as a coat of plates, this style of armor merged the protective potential of plate armor with a more lighter and comfortable style leather armor, offering a warrior a good mix of protection, comfort, and maneuverability. Feb 15, 2017 - Explore buschwacker87's board "Brigandines, Coats of Plate, Corrazina, Etc." If you want to compare one particular coat of plates to a particular lamellar or brigandine armor, sure, though you'd have to hit them with weapons, etc.

From the book of Bengt Thordeman “Armour from the Battle of Wisby: 1361” We are also seeing some transit time delays with the shipping companies, especially internationally, so please keep that in mind. Most in that time period (Visby etc) used overlapping plates, not 4x4 plates. However, you cant compare brigandine with leather. Brigandine was the best thing you could wear except plate armour. See more ideas about Armor, Medieval history, European history. The brigandine is said to be a refinement of the earlier coat-of-plates armor from the 12th century.