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Sir Humphrey:
I'll be making myself a padded gambeson to wear under my hauberk soon.  This is the basic garment style that I plan on making out of hemp twill and a linen liner.  Am I on the right track for circa 1300?

Thanks

Ian:
Yes, definitely in an appropriate style for a maille harness.

Sir Humphrey:
Sir Ian, could I also point gambeson currises(sic) to the gambeson or maybe even mail chases?

Ian:
I don't think that style of gambeson is really designed to be load bearing for things worn on the legs since it doesn't have a girdling waist like a pourpoint.

Sir Douglas:

--- Quote from: Ian on 2014-01-03, 23:50:25 ---I don't think that style of gambeson is really designed to be load bearing for things worn on the legs since it doesn't have a girdling waist like a pourpoint.

--- End quote ---

I will confirm this from personal experience. I made an aketon/gambeson similar to the one you posted and that style is definitely not meant to carry anything on the legs. Most of the weight goes to your shoulders and, after a long day of carrying around mail chausses, you end up like a hunchback trying to fight it.

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