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  Archer’s Visored Sallet

  SKU: AH6325

  The sallet (also known as celata, salade or schaller) was a war helmet that replaced the earlier bascinet across Italy, Germany, and much of western and northern Europe during the mid-15th century, first recorded in a 1407 Gonzaga family inventory. This version is styled for archer use, combining a moveable visor with the good visibility and ventilation an archer needed for accurate, sustained shooting. The sallet’s open, adaptable design made it a genuinely practical choice for archers, who needed clear sightlines that a fully enclosed helm would compromise.

  
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  Archer’s Helmet, Open Pattern

  SKU: AH6336

  This open helmet reflects the practical, economical protection worn by Medieval archers, whose need for a clear line of sight and good hearing shaped their equipment choices. Unlike the fully enclosing great helm favoured by mounted knights, archers generally wore lighter, more open helmets suited to drawing a bow and tracking targets. This form offered reliable protection without compromising the visibility and mobility an archer's role demanded.

  
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  Viking Archer’s Vambrace

  SKU: i1015

  A leather vambrace, the forearm guard worn by Viking Age archers to protect the inside of the forearm from the snap of a released bowstring.

  
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  Leather Window Vambraces, Archer’s Guard

  SKU: I1024

  The window vambrace is a strap or sheath of leather that covers the inside of an archer’s forearm, protecting it from the snap of the bowstring during repeated shots. Its distinctive cut-out, or “window,” design allows freedom of movement at the wrist while still shielding the vulnerable inner forearm. Fully wearable, it suits archery re-enactment and general medieval costume use.

  
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  Archer’s Domed Helmet, Standard

  SKU: AH6788/RTU788

  This domed helmet reflects the practical, economical protection worn by Medieval archers, whose need for a clear line of sight and good hearing shaped their equipment choices. Unlike the fully enclosing great helm favoured by mounted knights, archers generally wore lighter, more open helmets suited to drawing a bow and tracking targets. Its rounded profile offered reliable protection without compromising the visibility and mobility an archer's role demanded.

  
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  Archer’s Swept Hilt Dagger

  SKU: AH6960

  A swept hilt dagger built along the lines of a small sword, efficient for a thrust while its curved guard also permits an effective slashing cut — a practical companion piece for an archer or foot soldier.

  
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  Kettle Hat, Archer’s Pattern

  SKU: AH6790

  The kettle hat was a simple bowl with a wide rim, particularly favoured by archers and sappers, whose work required freedom of head movement without heavy restriction. Its wide brim gave genuinely good protection against blows and missiles falling from above, made it valuable in siege warfare, and left the wearer’s vision, breathing and head movement largely unobstructed. Cheap and straightforward to produce compared to a knightly bascinet or great helm, the kettle hat proved genuinely valuable to those who wore it despite its lack of aristocratic prestige.

  
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  Archer’s Bracer, Steel with Leather Straps, Pair

  SKU: A017

  The bracer was essential equipment for the medieval archer, protecting the forearm from the snap of the bowstring on release as much as from an opponent’s blow. This pair is worked in mild steel with attached leather straps, giving a firm, secure grip on the arm during repeated draws and releases. Simple and practical, it recreates equipment that would have been common across archers, soldiers and militia alike.