diff --git a/apps/api/src/app.module.ts b/apps/api/src/app.module.ts
index c8be7e0..46bf13b 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app.module.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app.module.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
 import { CharactersModule } from './characters/characters.module';
 import { CombatModule } from './combat/combat.module';
 import { DatabaseModule } from './database/database.module';
+import { EquipmentModule } from './equipment/equipment.module';
 import { HealthModule } from './health/health.module';
 import { HuntingModule } from './hunting/hunting.module';
 import { TravelModule } from './travel/travel.module';
@@ -16,6 +17,7 @@ import { WorldModule } from './world/world.module';
     WorldModule,
     HuntingModule,
     CombatModule,
+    EquipmentModule,
   ],
 })
 export class AppModule {}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/equipment/dto/equip-item.dto.ts b/apps/api/src/equipment/dto/equip-item.dto.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..69e2530
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/equipment/dto/equip-item.dto.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+import { IsUUID } from 'class-validator';
+
+export class EquipItemDto {
+  @IsUUID()
+  characterItemId!: string;
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.controller.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1a42a90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.controller.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+import { Body, Controller, Get, Post } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { DEMO_CHARACTER_ID } from '../demo/demo-character.constants';
+import { EquipItemDto } from './dto/equip-item.dto';
+import { EquipmentResponseDto, EquipmentService } from './equipment.service';
+
+@Controller('equipment')
+export class EquipmentController {
+  constructor(private readonly equipmentService: EquipmentService) {}
+
+  @Get()
+  getEquipment(): Promise<EquipmentResponseDto> {
+    return this.equipmentService.getEquipment(DEMO_CHARACTER_ID);
+  }
+
+  @Post()
+  equip(@Body() request: EquipItemDto): Promise<EquipmentResponseDto> {
+    return this.equipmentService.equip(DEMO_CHARACTER_ID, request.characterItemId);
+  }
+}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.module.ts b/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.module.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..48aafe5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.module.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+import { Module } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { TypeOrmModule } from '@nestjs/typeorm';
+import { CharactersModule } from '../characters/characters.module';
+import { Character } from '../characters/entities/character.entity';
+import { Combat } from '../combat/entities/combat.entity';
+import { CharacterItem } from '../items/entities/character-item.entity';
+import { ItemDefinition } from '../items/entities/item-definition.entity';
+import { CharacterEquipment } from './entities/character-equipment.entity';
+import { EquipmentController } from './equipment.controller';
+import { EquipmentService } from './equipment.service';
+
+@Module({
+  imports: [
+    TypeOrmModule.forFeature([Character, Combat, CharacterItem, ItemDefinition, CharacterEquipment]),
+    CharactersModule,
+  ],
+  controllers: [EquipmentController],
+  providers: [EquipmentService],
+  exports: [EquipmentService],
+})
+export class EquipmentModule {}
diff --git a/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.service.spec.ts b/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.service.spec.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5536a9d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.service.spec.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,431 @@
+import { DataSource, EntityManager, EntityTarget } from 'typeorm';
+import { CharacterStatsService } from '../characters/character-stats.service';
+import { Character } from '../characters/entities/character.entity';
+import { CombatStatus } from '../combat/combat-status.enum';
+import { Combat } from '../combat/entities/combat.entity';
+import { CharacterItem } from '../items/entities/character-item.entity';
+import { ItemDefinition } from '../items/entities/item-definition.entity';
+import { EquipmentSlot } from '../items/equipment-slot.enum';
+import { ItemRarity } from '../items/item-rarity.enum';
+import { ItemType } from '../items/item-type.enum';
+import { CharacterEquipment } from './entities/character-equipment.entity';
+import { EquipmentDomainError } from './equipment.errors';
+import { EquipmentService } from './equipment.service';
+
+const CHARACTER_ID = '10000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001';
+const OTHER_CHARACTER_ID = '10000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000002';
+const WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID = '70000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000001';
+const BANDIT_BLADE_ITEM_ID = '70000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000002';
+const BANDIT_HOOD_ITEM_ID = '70000000-0000-4000-8000-000000000003';
+
+interface State {
+  characters: Character[];
+  itemDefinitions: ItemDefinition[];
+  characterItems: CharacterItem[];
+  characterEquipment: CharacterEquipment[];
+  combats: Combat[];
+}
+
+class FakeRepository<T extends { id: string }> {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly state: State,
+    private readonly target: EntityTarget<T>,
+    private readonly dataSource: FakeDataSource,
+  ) {}
+
+  findOne(options: {
+    where: Partial<T>;
+    relations?: Record<string, unknown>;
+    lock?: { mode: string };
+  }): Promise<T | null> {
+    const row = this.rows().find((candidate) => this.matches(candidate, options.where)) ?? null;
+    return Promise.resolve(row ? this.withRelations(row, options.relations) : null);
+  }
+
+  findOneBy(where: Partial<T>): Promise<T | null> {
+    return Promise.resolve(this.rows().find((row) => this.matches(row, where)) ?? null);
+  }
+
+  find(options: { where: Partial<T>; relations?: Record<string, unknown> }): Promise<T[]> {
+    const matched = this.rows().filter((row) => this.matches(row, options.where));
+    return Promise.resolve(matched.map((row) => this.withRelations(row, options.relations)));
+  }
+
+  create(values: Partial<T>): T {
+    return { ...values } as T;
+  }
+
+  save(entity: T): Promise<T> {
+    if (!entity.id) {
+      entity.id = this.dataSource.nextId(this.targetName());
+    }
+    const rows = this.rows();
+    const index = rows.findIndex((row) => row.id === entity.id);
+    if (index === -1) {
+      rows.push(entity);
+    } else {
+      rows[index] = entity;
+    }
+    return Promise.resolve(entity);
+  }
+
+  private withRelations(row: T, relations?: Record<string, unknown>): T {
+    if (!relations) {
+      return row;
+    }
+    const copy = { ...row } as T & Record<string, unknown>;
+    if (this.target === CharacterItem && relations['itemDefinition']) {
+      const itemDefinitionId = (row as unknown as CharacterItem).itemDefinitionId;
+      copy['itemDefinition'] = this.state.itemDefinitions.find((d) => d.id === itemDefinitionId);
+    }
+    if (this.target === CharacterEquipment && relations['characterItem']) {
+      const characterItemId = (row as unknown as CharacterEquipment).characterItemId;
+      const characterItem = this.state.characterItems.find((ci) => ci.id === characterItemId);
+      copy['characterItem'] = characterItem
+        ? {
+            ...characterItem,
+            itemDefinition: this.state.itemDefinitions.find(
+              (d) => d.id === characterItem.itemDefinitionId,
+            ),
+          }
+        : undefined;
+    }
+    return copy as T;
+  }
+
+  private rows(): T[] {
+    if (this.target === Character) return this.state.characters as T[];
+    if (this.target === ItemDefinition) return this.state.itemDefinitions as T[];
+    if (this.target === CharacterItem) return this.state.characterItems as T[];
+    if (this.target === CharacterEquipment) return this.state.characterEquipment as T[];
+    if (this.target === Combat) return this.state.combats as T[];
+    throw new Error(`Unsupported repository ${this.targetName()}`);
+  }
+
+  private matches(row: T, where: Partial<T>): boolean {
+    return Object.entries(where).every(([key, value]) => row[key as keyof T] === value);
+  }
+
+  private targetName(): string {
+    return typeof this.target === 'function' ? this.target.name : 'EntitySchema';
+  }
+}
+
+class FakeDataSource {
+  private readonly idCounters = new Map<string, number>();
+  constructor(public state: State) {}
+
+  getRepository<T extends { id: string }>(target: EntityTarget<T>) {
+    return new FakeRepository(this.state, target, this);
+  }
+
+  async transaction<T>(work: (manager: EntityManager) => Promise<T>): Promise<T> {
+    return work({
+      getRepository: <U extends { id: string }>(target: EntityTarget<U>) =>
+        this.getRepository(target),
+    } as unknown as EntityManager);
+  }
+
+  nextId(targetName: string): string {
+    const next = (this.idCounters.get(targetName) ?? 0) + 1;
+    this.idCounters.set(targetName, next);
+    return `${targetName.toLowerCase()}-generated-${next}`;
+  }
+}
+
+function itemDefinition(overrides: Partial<ItemDefinition> = {}): ItemDefinition {
+  return {
+    id: 'def-worn-sword',
+    key: 'worn-short-sword',
+    name: 'Abgenutztes Kurzschwert',
+    description: '',
+    type: ItemType.WEAPON,
+    equipmentSlot: EquipmentSlot.WEAPON,
+    rarity: ItemRarity.COMMON,
+    tier: 1,
+    requiredLevel: 1,
+    weaponDamage: 8,
+    bonusHp: 0,
+    bonusAttack: 0,
+    bonusArmor: 0,
+    sellPrice: 0,
+    iconPath: '/images/items/worn-short-sword.png',
+    createdAt: new Date(),
+    updatedAt: new Date(),
+    ...overrides,
+  } as ItemDefinition;
+}
+
+function character(overrides: Partial<Character> = {}): Character {
+  return {
+    id: CHARACTER_ID,
+    name: 'Aric Duskwalker',
+    level: 1,
+    baseHp: 100,
+    baseAttack: 6,
+    currentHp: 100,
+    ...overrides,
+  } as Character;
+}
+
+function createHarness(state: Partial<State> = {}) {
+  const fullState: State = {
+    characters: [character()],
+    itemDefinitions: [],
+    characterItems: [],
+    characterEquipment: [],
+    combats: [],
+    ...state,
+  };
+  const dataSource = new FakeDataSource(fullState);
+  const characterStats = new CharacterStatsService(dataSource as unknown as DataSource);
+  const service = new EquipmentService(dataSource as unknown as DataSource, characterStats);
+  return { state: fullState, service };
+}
+
+async function expectEquipmentDomainError(promise: Promise<unknown>, code: string): Promise<void> {
+  let error: unknown;
+  try {
+    await promise;
+  } catch (cause) {
+    error = cause;
+  }
+  expect(error).toBeInstanceOf(EquipmentDomainError);
+  if (!(error instanceof EquipmentDomainError)) {
+    throw new Error('Expected EquipmentDomainError');
+  }
+  expect(error.code).toBe(code);
+}
+
+describe('EquipmentService', () => {
+  describe('equip', () => {
+    it('equips an owned weapon into the WEAPON slot', async () => {
+      const wornSword = itemDefinition();
+      const { state, service } = createHarness({
+        itemDefinitions: [wornSword],
+        characterItems: [
+          {
+            id: WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID,
+            characterId: CHARACTER_ID,
+            itemDefinitionId: wornSword.id,
+            quantity: 1,
+          } as CharacterItem,
+        ],
+      });
+
+      const result = await service.equip(CHARACTER_ID, WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID);
+
+      expect(result.slots.WEAPON).toEqual({
+        characterItemId: WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID,
+        item: {
+          key: 'worn-short-sword',
+          name: 'Abgenutztes Kurzschwert',
+          rarity: 'COMMON',
+          iconPath: '/images/items/worn-short-sword.png',
+        },
+      });
+      expect(state.characterEquipment).toHaveLength(1);
+    });
+
+    it('replaces the equipped weapon without deleting the old CharacterItem', async () => {
+      const wornSword = itemDefinition();
+      const banditBlade = itemDefinition({
+        id: 'def-bandit-blade',
+        key: 'bandit-blade',
+        name: 'Räuberklinge',
+        weaponDamage: 11,
+        bonusAttack: 1,
+        iconPath: '/images/items/bandit-blade.png',
+      });
+      const { state, service } = createHarness({
+        itemDefinitions: [wornSword, banditBlade],
+        characterItems: [
+          {
+            id: WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID,
+            characterId: CHARACTER_ID,
+            itemDefinitionId: wornSword.id,
+            quantity: 1,
+          } as CharacterItem,
+          {
+            id: BANDIT_BLADE_ITEM_ID,
+            characterId: CHARACTER_ID,
+            itemDefinitionId: banditBlade.id,
+            quantity: 1,
+          } as CharacterItem,
+        ],
+        characterEquipment: [
+          {
+            id: 'equip-1',
+            characterId: CHARACTER_ID,
+            slot: EquipmentSlot.WEAPON,
+            characterItemId: WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID,
+          } as CharacterEquipment,
+        ],
+      });
+
+      const result = await service.equip(CHARACTER_ID, BANDIT_BLADE_ITEM_ID);
+
+      expect(result.slots.WEAPON?.characterItemId).toBe(BANDIT_BLADE_ITEM_ID);
+      expect(state.characterEquipment).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(state.characterItems.find((i) => i.id === WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID)).toBeDefined();
+    });
+
+    it('rejects equipping an item owned by a different character', async () => {
+      const wornSword = itemDefinition();
+      const { service } = createHarness({
+        characters: [character(), character({ id: OTHER_CHARACTER_ID })],
+        itemDefinitions: [wornSword],
+        characterItems: [
+          {
+            id: WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID,
+            characterId: OTHER_CHARACTER_ID,
+            itemDefinitionId: wornSword.id,
+            quantity: 1,
+          } as CharacterItem,
+        ],
+      });
+
+      await expectEquipmentDomainError(
+        service.equip(CHARACTER_ID, WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID),
+        'ITEM_NOT_OWNED',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('rejects equipping an unknown CharacterItem id', async () => {
+      const { service } = createHarness();
+
+      await expectEquipmentDomainError(
+        service.equip(CHARACTER_ID, 'unknown-item'),
+        'CHARACTER_ITEM_NOT_FOUND',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('rejects equipping an item above the character level', async () => {
+      const highLevelHelm = itemDefinition({
+        id: BANDIT_HOOD_ITEM_ID,
+        key: 'bandit-hood',
+        equipmentSlot: EquipmentSlot.HEAD,
+        requiredLevel: 5,
+      });
+      const { service } = createHarness({
+        itemDefinitions: [highLevelHelm],
+        characterItems: [
+          {
+            id: BANDIT_HOOD_ITEM_ID,
+            characterId: CHARACTER_ID,
+            itemDefinitionId: highLevelHelm.id,
+            quantity: 1,
+          } as CharacterItem,
+        ],
+      });
+
+      await expectEquipmentDomainError(
+        service.equip(CHARACTER_ID, BANDIT_HOOD_ITEM_ID),
+        'ITEM_LEVEL_REQUIREMENT_NOT_MET',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('rejects equipping a non-equippable item', async () => {
+      const material = itemDefinition({
+        id: 'def-ash-pelt',
+        key: 'ash-pelt',
+        type: ItemType.MATERIAL,
+        equipmentSlot: null,
+      });
+      const { service } = createHarness({
+        itemDefinitions: [material],
+        characterItems: [
+          {
+            id: 'item-ash-pelt',
+            characterId: CHARACTER_ID,
+            itemDefinitionId: material.id,
+            quantity: 1,
+          } as CharacterItem,
+        ],
+      });
+
+      await expectEquipmentDomainError(
+        service.equip(CHARACTER_ID, 'item-ash-pelt'),
+        'ITEM_NOT_EQUIPPABLE',
+      );
+    });
+
+    it('never produces two equipped weapons when the same slot is equipped repeatedly', async () => {
+      const wornSword = itemDefinition();
+      const banditBlade = itemDefinition({
+        id: 'def-bandit-blade',
+        key: 'bandit-blade',
+        weaponDamage: 11,
+        bonusAttack: 1,
+        iconPath: '/images/items/bandit-blade.png',
+      });
+      const { state, service } = createHarness({
+        itemDefinitions: [wornSword, banditBlade],
+        characterItems: [
+          {
+            id: WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID,
+            characterId: CHARACTER_ID,
+            itemDefinitionId: wornSword.id,
+            quantity: 1,
+          } as CharacterItem,
+          {
+            id: BANDIT_BLADE_ITEM_ID,
+            characterId: CHARACTER_ID,
+            itemDefinitionId: banditBlade.id,
+            quantity: 1,
+          } as CharacterItem,
+        ],
+      });
+
+      // Sequential repeats stand in for the concurrent case here (a real race
+      // is guarded by the DB's UNIQUE(character_id, slot) constraint from
+      // Task 1, which a synchronous fake repository cannot exercise).
+      await service.equip(CHARACTER_ID, WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID);
+      await service.equip(CHARACTER_ID, BANDIT_BLADE_ITEM_ID);
+      await service.equip(CHARACTER_ID, BANDIT_BLADE_ITEM_ID);
+
+      expect(state.characterEquipment).toHaveLength(1);
+      expect(state.characterEquipment[0].characterItemId).toBe(BANDIT_BLADE_ITEM_ID);
+    });
+
+    it('rejects equipping while the character has an active combat', async () => {
+      const wornSword = itemDefinition();
+      const { service } = createHarness({
+        itemDefinitions: [wornSword],
+        characterItems: [
+          {
+            id: WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID,
+            characterId: CHARACTER_ID,
+            itemDefinitionId: wornSword.id,
+            quantity: 1,
+          } as CharacterItem,
+        ],
+        combats: [{ id: 'combat-1', characterId: CHARACTER_ID, status: CombatStatus.ACTIVE } as Combat],
+      });
+
+      await expectEquipmentDomainError(
+        service.equip(CHARACTER_ID, WORN_SWORD_ITEM_ID),
+        'CHARACTER_IN_COMBAT',
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('getEquipment', () => {
+    it('returns empty slots and base stats when nothing is equipped', async () => {
+      const { service } = createHarness();
+
+      const result = await service.getEquipment(CHARACTER_ID);
+
+      expect(result.slots).toEqual({
+        WEAPON: null,
+        HEAD: null,
+        CHEST: null,
+        HANDS: null,
+        LEGS: null,
+        FEET: null,
+        AMULET: null,
+      });
+      expect(result.stats).toEqual({ maxHp: 100, attack: 6, weaponDamage: 0, armor: 0 });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.service.ts b/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.service.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fd094a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/api/src/equipment/equipment.service.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,168 @@
+import { Injectable } from '@nestjs/common';
+import { DataSource } from 'typeorm';
+import { CharacterStatsService } from '../characters/character-stats.service';
+import { Character } from '../characters/entities/character.entity';
+import { CombatStatus } from '../combat/combat-status.enum';
+import { Combat } from '../combat/entities/combat.entity';
+import { CharacterItem } from '../items/entities/character-item.entity';
+import { EquipmentSlot } from '../items/equipment-slot.enum';
+import { ItemRarity } from '../items/item-rarity.enum';
+import { CharacterEquipment } from './entities/character-equipment.entity';
+import {
+  characterInCombat,
+  characterItemNotFound,
+  characterNotFound,
+  itemLevelRequirementNotMet,
+  itemNotEquippable,
+  itemNotOwned,
+} from './equipment.errors';
+
+export interface EquipmentSlotItemDto {
+  characterItemId: string;
+  item: {
+    key: string;
+    name: string;
+    rarity: ItemRarity;
+    iconPath: string;
+  };
+}
+
+export type EquipmentSlotsDto = Record<EquipmentSlot, EquipmentSlotItemDto | null>;
+
+export interface EquipmentStatsDto {
+  maxHp: number;
+  attack: number;
+  weaponDamage: number;
+  armor: number;
+}
+
+export interface EquipmentResponseDto {
+  slots: EquipmentSlotsDto;
+  stats: EquipmentStatsDto;
+}
+
+type RepositoryScope = Pick<DataSource, 'getRepository'>;
+
+@Injectable()
+export class EquipmentService {
+  constructor(
+    private readonly dataSource: DataSource,
+    private readonly characterStats: CharacterStatsService,
+  ) {}
+
+  async getEquipment(characterId: string): Promise<EquipmentResponseDto> {
+    const character = await this.dataSource
+      .getRepository(Character)
+      .findOneBy({ id: characterId });
+    if (!character) {
+      throw characterNotFound();
+    }
+    return this.buildResponse(character, this.dataSource);
+  }
+
+  /**
+   * Equips (or replaces) one slot for `characterId` with `characterItemId`
+   * (spec §14, §28). Runs in one transaction: the old item is unequipped by
+   * being overwritten, never deleted (spec §15).
+   */
+  async equip(characterId: string, characterItemId: string): Promise<EquipmentResponseDto> {
+    return this.dataSource.transaction(async (manager) => {
+      const characters = manager.getRepository(Character);
+      const combats = manager.getRepository(Combat);
+      const characterItems = manager.getRepository(CharacterItem);
+      const equipmentRepo = manager.getRepository(CharacterEquipment);
+
+      const character = await characters.findOne({
+        where: { id: characterId },
+        lock: { mode: 'pessimistic_write' },
+      });
+      if (!character) {
+        throw characterNotFound();
+      }
+
+      const activeCombat = await combats.findOne({
+        where: { characterId, status: CombatStatus.ACTIVE },
+      });
+      if (activeCombat) {
+        throw characterInCombat();
+      }
+
+      const characterItem = await characterItems.findOne({
+        where: { id: characterItemId },
+        relations: { itemDefinition: true },
+      });
+      if (!characterItem) {
+        throw characterItemNotFound();
+      }
+      if (characterItem.characterId !== characterId) {
+        throw itemNotOwned();
+      }
+
+      const definition = characterItem.itemDefinition;
+      if (!definition.equipmentSlot) {
+        throw itemNotEquippable();
+      }
+      if (definition.requiredLevel > character.level) {
+        throw itemLevelRequirementNotMet();
+      }
+
+      const existing = await equipmentRepo.findOne({
+        where: { characterId, slot: definition.equipmentSlot },
+        lock: { mode: 'pessimistic_write' },
+      });
+      if (existing) {
+        existing.characterItemId = characterItem.id;
+        await equipmentRepo.save(existing);
+      } else {
+        await equipmentRepo.save(
+          equipmentRepo.create({
+            characterId,
+            slot: definition.equipmentSlot,
+            characterItemId: characterItem.id,
+          }),
+        );
+      }
+
+      return this.buildResponse(character, manager);
+    });
+  }
+
+  private async buildResponse(
+    character: Character,
+    scope: RepositoryScope,
+  ): Promise<EquipmentResponseDto> {
+    const equipped = await scope.getRepository(CharacterEquipment).find({
+      where: { characterId: character.id },
+      relations: { characterItem: { itemDefinition: true } },
+    });
+
+    const slots = Object.fromEntries(
+      Object.values(EquipmentSlot).map((slot) => [slot, null]),
+    ) as EquipmentSlotsDto;
+
+    for (const row of equipped) {
+      const definition = row.characterItem.itemDefinition;
+      slots[row.slot] = {
+        characterItemId: row.characterItemId,
+        item: {
+          key: definition.key,
+          name: definition.name,
+          rarity: definition.rarity,
+          iconPath: definition.iconPath,
+        },
+      };
+    }
+
+    const stats = await this.characterStats.calculate(character, scope);
+
+    return {
+      slots,
+      stats: {
+        maxHp: stats.maxHp,
+        attack: stats.attack,
+        weaponDamage: stats.weaponDamage,
+        armor: stats.armor,
+      },
+    };
+  }
+}