The 9th-11th century gambesons are called early gambesons. They were very simple at that time, either long- or short sleeved. The main materials are linen and leather, with fleece (unprocessed wool) between the layers of material as stuffing. Only linen thread was used for quilting (sewing the layers of material together). In the 9th-11th century gambesons were worn mainly underneath the chainmail or plate armour. They also could be a kind of armour worn independently. There were two kinds of quilting: rhomb and vertical stripe shaped. Kokosh's Manufacture offers two patterns of early gambesons: with opening and buttons in the front or without them.
![]() | Gambeson short sleeved Gh10-s1Gambeson 10th century, hand made with short sleeves. Sheep hair inside. | |
340 € Custom orderAdd to basketShipping 30 € |
![]() | Leather Gambeson short sleeved Gm10-sh1Leather gambeson 10th century, hand-made with short sleeves. Sheep wool inside.There are three available options. Open on front with buttons or open on front with binding or put on over the head. Different sleeve lenghts are available on demand as well. Additional options: shoulder padding = +20€ HAND-MADE THIN (4 layers): 500€ STANDARD: SMALL THICKNESS CONVENTIONAL THICKNESS: 630€ LARGE THICKNESS: 715€ Thickness info: Small: 0,5cm Conventional: 0,9cm Large: 1,4cm | |
540 € Custom orderAdd to basketShipping 30 € |
![]() | Gambeson long sleeved Gh10-s2Gambeson10th, century hand-made with long sleeves. Sheep wool inside.There are two more available options. Open on front with buttons or open on front with binding. The gambeson is made from default natural linen material, in natural linen colour (grey or light grey) Additional options: shoulder padding = +20€ Colour change/dyeing = +15€ THIN (4 layers): 340€ STANDARD: SMALL THICKNESS CONVENTIONAL THICKNESS: 430€ LARGE THICKNESS: 505€ Thickness info: Small: 0,5cm Conventional: 0,9cm Large: 1,4cm | |
380 € Custom orderAdd to basketShipping 30 € |
![]() | Early Viking caftan hEarly Viking caftan/jerkin. | |
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![]() | Early Viking caftan 2 hEarly Viking caftan/jerkin. | |
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