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PU Faulds & Tassets
Steel Looks Below the Belt, None of the Weight
PU faulds and tassets are waist and thigh armor cast in polyurethane: overlapping plates that continue your armor from the breastplate down over hips and thighs, hand-painted to the look of segmented steel at roughly a quarter of steel's weight. Hips and thighs are among the most-targeted zones in LARP combat and the most commonly bare, and steel is heaviest exactly where it swings with every step. PU closes that gap without the fatigue: no rust after rain, no polishing between events, and nothing slowing your footwork at hour ten of a fight day.
Faulds or Tassets?
Faulds are the hooped plates that extend from the breastplate over the abdomen and hips; tassets are the plates that hang below them, guarding the thighs. Historically they worked as a system, and they still do: faulds finish a cuirass downward, tassets cover the hit zone under it. In LARP the words blur together, and this collection covers the whole span, so whichever term your ruleset or your search used, the armor you meant is here.
Build It Your Way
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Faulds and tassets set: The complete lower system, hips to thighs, that turns a bare breastplate into a finished kit.
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Merc tassets: Segmented steel-look thigh plates alone, the fast upgrade when your torso is done and your legs are costing you hit points.
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Captain belt shields: Plates hung directly from the belt, armor for kits that never wear a cuirass at all: the officer, the duelist, the light fighter.
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Cuirass with tassets: Torso and thigh armor in one purchase, the full Palace Guard silhouette in a single decision, and the natural centerpiece to match the rest of our Palace Guard PU pieces.
All of them strap and adjust over clothing and gambesons alike, and combine freely with Epic Armoury's steel, leather, and PU armor lines.
Why PU Here, of All Places
Every armor material has its place, and we make faulds and tassets in steel and leather too. But waist armor is the piece your legs carry through every single step, which makes it the single smartest place in a kit to cut weight. Cast polyurethane is hand-painted to pass for steel at a few steps' distance, shrugs off rain and mud without rust or conditioning, has no sharp edges to fail a weapon check, and goes on in seconds. Care is a damp cloth and dry storage, plus one rule: keep it away from heat and direct summer sun in storage, since warmth makes the material shapeable, which is also exactly how you heat-fit it to your build on purpose.
Frequently Asked Questions
What's the difference between faulds and tassets?
Faulds cover the abdomen and hips from the breastplate down; tassets hang below them over the thighs. Together they armor everything between chest and knee.
Do they count as armor in LARP rules?
In most hit-location and armor-point systems, yes, they armor the hip and thigh zones. Check your event's rules for the points they grant.
How heavy are they compared to steel?
Roughly a quarter of the weight, which matters more here than anywhere: this is armor your legs move with every step of the event.
Will they really pass for steel?
At a few steps' distance, most people can't tell. Each piece is hand-painted with metallic finishes, and scuffs touch up at home with primer and acrylic hobby paints.
Can I wear them without a breastplate?
Yes. The belt-hung pieces are built for exactly that, and tassets alone work over any belted kit.