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<p>201.242.186.252: </p> <hr /> <div>ouacac<br /> '''Fighter clothing''' is modern generic term for clothing specifically designed with combat in mind.<br /> <br /> ==Fighter Clothing in the SCA==<br /> In the [[SCA]], combatants and their required [[armour]] is divided into 2 major categories - [[heavy fighter|heavy]] and [[light fighter|light]]. Light combat includes [[Rapier]] and [[Archery]].<br /> <br /> Heavy [[armour]] includes the [[gambeson]]. This item is a padded coat that is designed to be worn under armour to protect the body from the effects of blows. A arming cap is a padded [[coif]] worn under the [[helmet]].<br /> <br /> In the SCA, there are minimum requirements for [[rapier]] armour including the application of a punch test with a broken [[blade]].<br /> <br /> ==Fighter Clothing in Reenactment==<br /> Reenactors also wear [[gambeson|gambesons/aketons]] under their [[maille|mail]] and [[arming doublet]]s under [[plate armour|plate harness]]. Where appropriate they wear padded [[coif]]s under helmets, unless the helmet has a proper [[suspension harness]]. <br /> <br /> The quality of padded armour varies from those who construct theirs from the appropriate materials (e.g. multiple layers of used [[linen]]) to [[cotton]] wadding inside calico. Most are somewhere in between.<br /> <br /> Historical fencers also use [[leather]] [[doublet]]s similar to extent finds.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Fighting kit]]</div>

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