Medieval Iron Gorget Spaulders Arm Shoulder Set Viking Crusader Pauldrons Armor

Oh my God amazing for the price. For those of you who don’t understand the pricing for this kind of item. Usually these things cost about $200 to assemble and aren’t usually together. The armor itself is very simple and into the point, and what I mean by that is, there’s not a lot of embellishments it’s a bit sharp on the edges, but you only really feel that sharpness if you’re not wearing cloth underneath. And it really works well for actual protection. My boyfriend hit my shoulder a couple of times and kicked the back of the gorget part, and it it really disburse the blows, and I didn’t feel it as much. So this would be perfect for a lightest touch larp system. It does come covered in oil and you really should keep up maintenance for it that way. Because it’ll rust otherwise. But it’s great. I love it. I was so expecting a $70 upper chest set to be absolute garbage but this is super functional. Also, as a general reminder, make sure the shoulder pieces are on top of the chest piece part and it’ll be so much more comfortable!

Overall great for the price. Like some reviews have stated they come all covered in oil (to prevent rust) and the painted undersides are a bit rough looking, however that’s all minor things when unpacking it. The straps seem sturdy and the metal is decently tough. I did have to bend it a little so it would fit better which was easy enough to do. All in all it’s a great piece to add to an outfit, and yes I did realize that I had it on backwards after I took it off.

The shoulder armor goes down far enough to cover a decent chunk of the bicep. I had another costume arm armor that came with its own shoulder pauldrons. It was too short so it left a 2 inch gap between the rembrace and elbowcop. So this one being longer with a few extra lames fixed the problem. Along with the bottom strap used to hold the loose rembrace onto your arm because they other armor maker (nauticalmart im looking at you) forgot to add straps to it. UGH. The gorget itself is kinda flimsy, I have a thick muscle/fat neck so it felt like I was going to guillotine myself but it fits somewhat. Kinda chokes me. if I try to twist my neck.*edit* added pictures. Shoulder pauldrons are perfect (for my extended biceps that I increased by 3 inches). Gorget is good but it still pretty tight for the neck. For tall people, you'll have some problems covering your back armor as it will leave a massive ugly gap. But it does look pretty good otherwise.

This awesome set: Gorget (front and rear collar halves); and Pauldrons set (for two separate shoulders, right and left, interchangeable) is well made and sturdy; the metal gauge is sturdy, and the entire effect of all armor together at once is handsome and authentic in design. All (actual bovine animal leather) straps, firmly fastened to its place; sturdy 'antiqued' brass metal buckles that are both functional and attractive. I am very satisfied with this transaction! Yet I am more than satisfied with this armor. It is better than I had anticipated, actually, at the price I paid. I collect medieval arms and armor (modern reproductions, I should specify. I'm no billionaire) with that taken into consideration, I've seen both well-crafted armor and not so well crafted. This armor is good! Well worth the cost! --- *From a couple of the comments I read before I bought this (these) item(s), where I realized that the buyer just may not have been aware: that armor should be too big for you to comfortably wear without an aketon aka gambeson which is a padded soft under-armor "jacket" designed as "soft armor" to absorb blows received through plate armor and chainmail. Further over the aketon, the knight wore a shirt of mail; usually a long or 3/4 sleeve shirt. Plan accordingly.

My armor arrived basically unusable in its current state but it won't be a particularly difficult fix if you're even a little crafty. Just thought folks should know.The gorget part of the armor is pretty small. It slots in with two pegs on one half of the gorget and two matching eyelets on the other half that slot into each other and allow you to wear the item. The eyelets and pegs on mine do not even come close to matching up, therefore the front half and back half of the gorget cannot snap together.Due to it being pretty small anyway, I would have needed to replace both and add an adjustable leather strap instead, so its not a huge problem for me personally. If you're of bigger stature than, say, a particularly rotund child, the gorget is gonna be really snug on you.To make matters worse, its also pretty damn sharp.But its supposed to be worn over a gambeson or some other kind of padding anyway so to me, it is excusable. Just make sure to wear something tough underneath it.The segmented arm pieces are pretty good, if a bit thin. Makes an excellent clicky-clacky sound when you move in it and looks just like the pictures. I'm 6'4" and round, and the strap fitsMovement while wearing it is slightly restricted, but I'm a pretty big dude so who knows.Definitely also need to note the thick film of grease on the whole thing, undoubtedly to keep it safe in shipping. It kinda did get everywhere though. Can still feel it on my fingers while typing this.All in all, its cheap armor bought on Amazon. You pay for what you get. But its not a scam, at least. Good for a light touch LARPer who needs an accent piece or for a stage production. Do not expect this to hold up to any actual combat, simulated or not.

The spaulders are excellent and well worth the money. The gorget is small and needs some work to fit right but can be made usable very easily. I bought this for the spaulders and not the gorget as such I am very happy with this set, it does everything I need it to.

Fits pretty well. Could use an extra hole in the shoulder attachment straps, bringing them up a bit. But otherwise looks and feels great