Medieval Plate Armor (Full Suit)

A complete 15th-century Gothic plate harness/Historical

A full suit of 15th-century Gothic plate armor (the height of European armored design) weighed between 20 and 25 kg, distributed across the entire body. Contrary to popular myth, a knight in full plate could mount a horse, run, and even do somersaults. The armor consisted of roughly 20 major articulated plates of hardened steel, each about 1-2 mm thick. A complete harness covered the wearer from head to toe and was custom-fitted to the individual knight. The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York houses several exceptional examples.