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Absolute Fencing offers the most protective, inexpensive masks for HEMA. We have been using these masks at South Coast Swords for over a decade, and they have consistently been both the safest and most reliable. Pair with an overlay for additional padding up top and protection for the back of your head and neck.

A great HEMA jacket at a great price!

We can do custom sizing, colors, club embroidery, and discounts on club/school orders. Email us at sales@southcoastswords.com with questions and requests.

Choose "custom" in the sizing and you will be contacted with options regarding custom size and custom colors.  You will be charged $190, which may be more or less than the final custom charge depending on your choices.  You can get a full refund of your deposit if you choose not to confirm custom options.

Jacket	inches
	S	M	L	XL	XXL
chest	33.5 - 39.25	37.5 - 45.25	39.5 - 47.25	43.25 - 51	51 - 53.5
waist	29.5 - 33.5	33.5 - 37.5	37.5 - 43.25	43.25 - 51	51 - 53.5
jacket length	24.5	26	26	27.125	28.25
sleeve length	24.75	26.25	26.25	26.75	27

Lynx Fighting Pants have removable suspenders, waist cinches on each side, and hidden knee-pockets with hook-and-loop closure that can hold Lynx Simple Knees.

We can do custom sizing, colors, club embroidery, and discounts on club/school orders. Email us at sales@southcoastswords.com with questions and requests.

Lynx Pants	XS	S	M	L	XL	XXL	XXXL
waist (inches)	26-28	30-32	34-36	38-40	40-42	44-46	48-50

Contains plastic plates for throat protection and back of the head (occipetal) protection. Tie grommets at the forehead and chin allow the overlay to be easily secured through the mesh of standard fencing masks. Side vents improve cooling and hearing.

Custom colors are available.

All Officer jackets come included with removable internal shoulder and elbow pads, as well as external hard elbow pads for tournament requirements.

While the Officer jacket is designed for later period weapons such as saber and smallsword, many HEMA fighters are currently using it for longsword as well. There's less padding than the standard Lynx jacket, but the elbows and shoulders are well-protected.

The modular joint-pad system allows for several quick-change options as weapons change.  Comfortable and flexible soft shoulder and elbow pads fit in interior pockets.  The soft elbows also extend some protection to the upper forearm. An additional pair of hard elbows can tie/strap to the outside, allowing for the choice to wear no elbows, soft only, hard only, or both soft and hard.

The Lightfighter Jacket is vented with a large mesh panel on the back (the 350N rating excludes the mesh portion), and the waist is adjusted with a backstrap like our standard Lynx jackets.  

"Fauld" is a plate armor term for apron-style horizontal lames below the breastplate.  Our fauld is padded 350N fabric for both piercing and blunt force protection.

The heavy plastic clip assembly is much more secure than the metal rings that Spes uses on their fighting skirt.

Our standard size covers most adults, with an XL option for waists above 49", and a S option that will fit most children ages 7+.


Standard: waist size 32"-49"

XL: waist size 40"-58"
S: 25"-40"

As with other lynx fabric protection, custom colors are available.

Lynx Knees -- both the simple knees and the side-wrap knees -- are HALF PRICE if purchased with Lynx pants.  If you want to do that, purchase the knees as an "option" on the pants, don't buy them here. This product listing is for knees purchased separately.

These Lynx Side-Wrap Knees have a strong, contoured plastic shield ("poleyn" in armor terminology), a comfortable padded lining sewn in, and additional side-protection "wings" with sewn-in plastic plates and padding.  Attachment is by a hook-and-loop strap around the back of the knee and a tie above. 

 

Comparison to the Lynx Simple Knees: 

The side-wrap knees have superior side protection, but cannot fit inside knee pockets and must be attached on the outside of the Lynx Fighting Pants or other pants.

HALF PRICE NOTE!
Lynx Knees -- both the Simple Knees and the Side-Wrap Knees -- are HALF PRICE if purchased with Lynx pants. The discount will apply automatically if both are in your cart.

These Lynx Simple Knees have a strong, contoured plastic shield ("poleyn" to the cool kids) and a comfortable padded lining sewn in.  Attachment is by a hook-and-loop strap around the back of the knee and a tie above. They can also be inserted inside the knee-pockets of Lynx Fighting Pants with knee pockets.

Comparison to the Lynx Side-Wrap Knees:

The side-wrap knees have superior side protection, but the simple knees are not without side protection.  The simple knees have a good curve and will protect against most side strikes on most people. The side-wrap knees will not fit inside knee-pockets and can only be worn on the outside.

The fingers are split 2x2, and the thumb can be tied on to different pairs of grommets to allow for further size adjustment.  The wrist is really excellent once the cuff has been worked in for about 20 minutes.  The wrist plates are sewn so that they can slide and adjust, but cannot de-overlap.  

The fingers are split 2x2, and the thumb can be tied on to different pairs of grommets to allow for further size adjustment.  The wrist is really excellent once the cuff has been worked in for about 20 minutes.  The wrist plates are sewn so that they can slide and adjust, but cannot de-overlap.