This full leg set is 2 pieces per leg. Made of cuisses, polyens and greaves. The greaves attach separately so you can modify the length as needed. See the extra pictures to the multiple pieces that make this a good value set. Finished in a high polish.
Cuisses are a form of medieval armour worn to protect the thigh. The word is the plural of the French word cuisse meaning 'thigh'. Cuisses were commonly worn by knights by the 12th century.
The poleyn was a component of Medieval and Renaissance armour that protected the knee. During the transition from mail armour to plate armour, this was among the earliest plate components to develop. They first appeared in the mid-thirteenth century and during the fifteenth century poleyns developed an articulated construction that attached to the cuisses and schynbalds or greaves. A characteristic of late fifteenth century gothic armour was a projection that guarded the side of the knee.
Now includes leather edging around the top of the thigh (cuisse) and additional articulation plates on the poleyns. Perfect additional protection and gives somewhere to tie to the harness.
A greave (from 12th cent ury French greve "shin", of uncertain origin) is a piece of armour that protects the leg. Historically they were often made in matched pairs (a pair of greaves), greaves may be constructed of materials ranging from padded cloth to steel plate - as our ones here.
Cuisses & Poleyns
Length: 520 mm
Weight: 4.3kg (2.15kg each)
Steel Thickness: 1.6 mm
Lower leg Greaves
Height: 380 mm
Weight: 1.12 kg
Steel thickness: 1.2 - 1.5 mm
Combat Rating: 10 out of 10