Felix! That spear! :cool:

@Sean
I am absolutely with you when it comes to spears or polearms as a whole
So you just need someone to make a nice spear for.

Okay, so not exactly soft-kit or armour but...

Here's my current HEMA/WMA set up.

As you can tell, I own a quality camera...

The left side shows what protection I use, while the right is just as-is except for the medical grade orthopaedic vambrace which is always worn regardless.

And yes, style is important to me! Europe sets the trend, so socks and breeches it is! :lol:

Though I think black socks are in order. Black is the new black.

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Stocatta uniform t-shirt, cricket thigh pads (underneath), cricket gloves (modified), motorcross knee & shin protection, cuir bouilli gorget, mask (needs back protection). I still need elbow, torso, & hip protection.

Here is a short film about the everyday life of Ottoman frontier castles in Hungary during the invasion:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCduigIY2z0

I act as the spahi (in my mamluk equipment) arriving with the tax and showing my superior archery skills. ;)

Late 13th-early14th soft kit in the works. I'm going to get new belts and a new sword at some point in the not too distant future with a more accurate suspension system and scabbard (which is only in this photo as a placehold/decoration). Now that the "everyday" part of the soft kit is mostly done, I'm thinking about my gambeson/mail options. Any suggestions on where to take this kit next?
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Nice kit Joshua, I like the color combinations. You really need a kidney shaped pouch and a good dagger to go with that kit. You would not be properly dressed without ;-)

Probably a single edge bollock dagger with a stout blade, nothing too fancy.

For dagger and pouch take a look through artwork of the time frame you are looking for to get a good idea. There are a few types of daggers in use but what you'll see in much of Europe is 0 daggers is fine as well. You will see a large number of men without pouches and that there are other types of pouches you can use as well.

RPM

Just got this finished. It could probably use a bit more tweaking and I'd welcome any feedback.

Well, it looks like it's going to be a soft kit kind of day around myArmoury. Hello there, medieval hood-wearing brother with an excellent first name!

Haha! Howdy to you Sir with the awesome first name :) I like covering up my linen coif with the hood, its sort of a goofy looking hat IMO, lol

Have you checked out the daggers on kultofathena.com? They have some that are ok, but of course, as luck would have it, all the ones I was most interested in are back ordered, lol.

I saw a neat pouch somewhere online, it was cloth with a drawstring, and it had tape bound on the seams along each side, and the tape extended up past the bag, and you used the "tails" of the tape to tie it onto your belt. I dont recall where I saw it though...

A good serviceable dagger would be the English Cutler ballock daggers. They also have a selection of pouches.

All well made, accurate, and not bank account killers.

The English Cutler ballock dagger / pouch also match perfectly, for the fashion-conscious medievalist ;-)

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Some kits from recent events:
* Rendevous - Mountain man, 1824 http://www.forensicfashion.com/1824MountainMa...aders.html
* Diwali - Rajput prince, 1858 http://www.forensicfashion.com/1858RajputPrin...iMela.html
* Halloween - Mayan warrior, 1697 http://www.forensicfashion.com/1697YucatecMer...eenWG.html

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Ruel, I love you Mayan warrior kit.

If you don't mind me asking, what are the blades on your Macuahuitl made from?