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Chris Dobson

Master Armourer

Briefly: This page is in the course of construction. Chris Dobson has always used original techniques in the reproduction of his armours, and many years of working in museums and private collections has allowed Chris to build up an unrivalled store of patterns taken from original pieces. Plates are hot-forged to shape, and helmet skulls, where appropriate, are forged from a single sheet of steel: for instance sallet skulls.

Chris thoroughly researches all pieces he reproduces, and great attention is paid to detail: every single fixture, buckle and lock is hand-made, right down to the brass-capped rivets.

This page will be expanded shortly.

Left: A reproduction of a 13th Century great helm for the Castlerock Museum, Alma, Wisconsin.