Nathan:

If you want a 14th century kit or any other kit for that matter, that isn't just harness, then I'd start with the soft kit first. It's the part that is hardest to get right, and takes the longest time(I work on mine all the time, and I am far from satisfied or done). Some of it can be bought off the peg, but some items need to be custom made; and either way it takes time and money.

Remember, if you want to have a full harness, the matching soft kit is likely to be expensive...

Johan Schubert Moen

Here's me i my plate. To pre-empt the question: i'd just armoured up and was asked to fix a piece of armour so he's helping me sort the whitney punch.

He's not proposing. :mad:

Matt

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WOW...great Kit...gratulations...and nice squire... :-)

Ulf (on the right) and I posing as Anglo-Dane huscarls at Flamborough Head, NE coast of England.
Ulf's Dane axe is a Paul Binns, Sword is an Ivor Lawton, Helm is a Wenceslas copy from a German supplier.
My Dane axe is one I made (Copied from the Paul Binns one, admittedly!) the sword is one I made and the helm is one I made. The Kite shields in the next pic are from John Watson of Shields and Shoes.

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Better view of my sword, Norwegian single edged sword, that I copied from a find in North Arhus, Hjartdal parish, Telemark Norway. The small seax I'm wearing is loosely based on a Gotland find.
next pic various Spangenhelms and a Gjermundbu style helm. Beards from fancy dress shop. Lol!

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Wow some very impressive harness from a wide variety of time periods. PErhaps we should set up a album with these pictures by period to help others trying to get the look for LH. Clearly alot of time, thought, energy and money has gone into these projects! Nice thread.

Bruce,

Nice to see you. The groups kit look great. Hope things are going well up in the north. My wife and I miss York alot. I keep hoping to get up there but work and research keep me to local trips...

RPM

Those Dane kits are impressive, the Landsknecht too.

Cheers to the late 14th cent man. Hope to be able to add some pictures of my kit too, as soon as I get the arms and maille.

Ed:

Thanks for the encouragement. I'm thinking I may split the difference and create 2 period outfits at the same time. I'm thinking I may get myself a different sword that fits the 12th C. better, swap out the spaulders, and have myself a pretty decent Norman knight kit. At the same time, I'm thinking I might get a new helmet, perhaps add a few more pieces of plate armour (knee and elbow cops for example), update just a few other things, such as a heater shield for the kite, etc. and make myself an early 14th C. kit too.

(Then I can pick and choose my favorite components and create a "fantasy-with-a-historical-flavor" kit!)

Wow, three birds with one stone, 12th C., 14th C., and "fantasy".

I certainly don't try to convince people that my kit is totally historical... though I would like to slowly get closer to being "historically true". I just enjoy going to Renn Faires and wowing some of the kids for now. :D

Thanks again. Your kit looks amazing too! As are all the kits and outfits I've seen so far. It's really inspiring for me.

Well... the harness is far from complete, but it is of to a glorious start.

A pair of German gothic gauntlets, by Jiri Lucius, of Lucifer Armoury.

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Kind of sets the standard for the rest of the kit, yeah?
The articulation, fit, and finish on these is absolutely wonderful, and Jiri was a fantastic guy to work with.


More pics of these can be found at the following links:
Finished gauntlets
In progress photo series



The harness will be rounded out with a brig over riveted mail sleeves pointed to an arming doublet, riveted mail skirt and standard, and a raised sallet.

Hello
Here`s my,Norman-ish, get-up.Probably not too accurate.But everyone was posting,and I wanted to play too :)

P.S. Nasel Helms make a person look cross-eyed.....more than usual,that is. :)

Here is my soft kit so far, the longsword is still at the scabbard maker and the armour is under development, waiting for arms and maille to be finished this month, breast and faulds starting sometime in August.

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Greetings and might as well join in the fun.

A picture of my 1350 harness.



@ Shawn Henthorn: Great choice in splinted greaves! :D

Brian, where did you get those splinted greves?

M.

Here I am as a soldier in the Spanish Army of Flanders, late 16th century:

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This is my baby.
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t...mp;start=0

These are great kits that everyone is posting. In fact I cannot even keep up with everyone anymore. Please keep them coming as I am getting great ideas for my own kit.

Scott