A padded linen jacket that acted as one of the more basic forms of [[armor]] during the [[medieval]] times. Usually worn on its own or underneath other kinds of armor such as [[chainmail|chain]] or [[plate armor|plate]].

If the protective clothing has rivets in it, most likely it's a [[brigandine (armor)|]] (see post #3021921 for a brigandine worn over a gambeson).

h4. External links
* "Wikipedia: Gambeson":https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambeson