most important however is to get your civilian kit done before you start on the armour. you'll be wearing that more than your armour so naturally this would and should be your first concern. I highly sugest you learn to sew
here's a good site.
https://www.reconstructinghistory.com/index.php?
i suggest you spend your money on some of their patterns instead of armour and work on from there. if you're the only 16th century reanactmentgroup in your neighbourhood you'll not be having battles soon so;)[/quote]


I already have my leine done, my project for this summer is to make the jacket. I'm currently looking at wool for

Hello All,

My 14th century kit with the latest improvements... New Spring steel breastplate, 2nd hand sabatons and the rest of the kit polished to match the breastplate.



I left off the knightly gown so the armour showed.

The chest that it all fits in. (We made it)








Cheers,

David

David - it's nice to see someone wearing a full maill harness under plate armour. Very nice kit, maybe show also some photos with the gown on?

hmm, strange, it seems none is going for the earlies :P

the first, I am the guy with double swords



As the John III Sobieski Dragoon officer



Me and my Scottish handsomeness



I am slowly getting together a plate armour and the polish II world war commando suit, so that will certainly not be all...

Finally I have a good enough photo of my new and improved armour:

Under all (and not visible) there is a gambeson of stout cloth. Over there is my maille shirt, buyed on eBay for 50€ and modified by me with integrated gloves and mail coif. Under the coif is a Cervelliera, over the maille the pazienza with the color of my company: imperial black and the white-on-red cross of Como (I know, I know, Milano use a red-on-white cross. So what? Obliviously WE thinked of it first :p )

The church is the one of Abbiate Guazzone in Tradate (VA - Italy)

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My new "soft kit" for the portrayal of a fairly wealthy retainer of the 1470's

Pardon me, but what exactly do you mean by "just make sure you as highly demanding"? I didn't really understand.

Do you mean to say that if one takes good care of it the armour is good no matter the materials used?

Ah, I understand now. Thank you for the interpretation, Jean. I did not consider the words spoken by Hendrik an insult. Far from it! I was merely curious about what he meant since I find the words and advice of people here on myArmoury tres important as one would say in French. You have far more experience than I when it comes to the use and study of armour and I consider that experience quite valuable, considering the fact that my group will expand to the Middle Ages in the near future.

Considering the Western influences which appeared in the Romanian territories during the late Fourteenth century (due mainly to Charles Robert de Anjou's accession as king of Hungary), I will most likely be sporting a late Fourteenth/early Fifteenth century persona, for versatility. Basically something fit for the Azincourt-Grunwald period. That is a good transition between the centuries.

And, with that kind of equipment, I could also easily participate at later, mid-Fifteenth century reenactments and excuse myself as a poor son of a nobleman who could only afford to use his old-man's harness and arms. People would mock me, probably, but such is the cost that comes with versatility. :P

Hey David,

Very nice looking kit! Am I right in thinking those are GDFB's hourglass gauntlets? I've considered picking up and modifying a pair of those...what's your opinion on them?

im sorry about the confusing choice of my words. it's because english isn't my natural language. I indeed ment it like jean explained it. pavel already knows it that when he sees me he has to be "affraid" because in general i can say i'm one of his most demanding clients. most people just go through his catalogue and mix and match. I know of atleast 6 persons who've got the same pauldrons, each with te same functional mistakes etc. the best thing to do is therefor to base yourself on an existing armour and have your armourer, be it pavel or someone else make a custom fit replica. at pavel a custom made piece of armour costs you the same as a standard size piece so it's worth the wait.

Hello all. Here are some pictures of what you could call my "living history" kit. (It is identical to my SCA kit, which is mostly hidden armour, but with a different helm and spear obviously). I am going for an early Mercian Anglo-Saxon (625-50ce), and I realize several errors with my kit. :(
As for the mistakes, well, way too much black...and I don't think that the long tunics were in vogue yet, I also doubt that fleece was used in winnegas and the 'pointy egg'-shaped oval shield cannot be proven as being used by the Saxons. (I like this shape best for actual contact fighting). Also, I am using a Cold steel Asagai style spear head, but it is close enough to the 'leaf-blade' style for now. :\
In the maille pics, I am using ringmesh welded 5mm, not riveted maille. Aaaaaand, please don't look at my shoes! :blush: Anyway, I made the tunics,belt and shield. The helm, bronze Thor's hammer, and oak shaft were gifts.