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BESAGEWS, RONDELS PAIR, 1.2 MM STEEL
EN: This rondels pair of 1.2 mm besagew offers additional protection for armor, ensuring safety in historical reenactments.
ES: Este par de besagues rondelas de acero de 1.2 mm ofrece protección adicional para armaduras, asegurando seguridad en recreaciones históricas.
In the late Middle Ages, the increasing effectiveness of offensive weapons brought the need for improved protection, and the best possible was done to close the vulnerable gaps between the armour plates. The so-called besagews or besagues of the late medieval / Gothic plate armours, although quite often very decorative, were primarily designed to protect the armpits and upper arms from high cuts and blows.
The flower-shaped, slightly concave besagews we offer here are made of 1.2 mm 18 gauge steel.
The back of each rondel is blackened for better corrosion resistance, and equipped with a securely riveted, pre-punched leather strap for proper attachment to a plate armour, pauldrons, or a mail shirt
Material: 1.2mm 18 ga sheet steel, brown leather straps
Diameter: approx. 14 cm
Dimensions of leather straps: approx. 7 x 2.5 cm / approx. 2 mm thick
Weight pair: approx. 290 g The steel used here is not rust-proof and might show slight surface tarnishing in places.
We recommend you to maintain plate armour on a regular basis, for example using Ballistol Universal Oil, which is ideally suited for steel care.
