Brigandine

Under a brigantine was understood a kind of scale armor, which was in use since the 14th century and has been formed from the Lentner, a late form of the plate Rocks.

Description

The Brigantine consisted of numerous metal plates, often tinned for protection, which was riveted under a layer of fabric, solid linen or even velvet. The rivet heads which are visible on the outer side of the fabric that form the typical appearance of Brigantine. Often these rivet heads were arranged and decorated in groups of three. Since the platelets were held in different sizes and were riveted in different orientations, the brigantine guaranteed a good combination of mobility and protection - not as rigid as a plate tank, but not as permeable as a chain mail.

A later form of Brigantine is the English Jack of Plates, a Steppwams, which also still had sewn-in metal plates.