Spaudlers, in the style of 1400.
16g mild steel with brass rivets.These come strapped with massproduction brass plated buckles.
These shoulder defenses were loosely based on a pair found on an Italian harness in the collection
at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
The row of rivets at the bottom of each spaudler secure a strip of leather to allow a patch of chainmail fringe (not included) to be stitched to them. This appears to have been fashionable to have small fringes of chainmail hung from certain plates until the mid 15th century
The holes at the top of each spaudler allow them to be laced onto a gambeson or arming doublet.
For many years I called this type of shoulder armour "spaulders" but I was recently informed, on good authority, that they are in fact spaudlers. I learn something new every day :). It seems that calling them spaudlers is a common mistake. I have one customer that jokingly calls them "shoulder greaves" haha. What ever term you prefer to use is fine by me... I'll know what you mean :)