Went as a Border Riever and ran across this gentleman teaching proper swordsmanship and he was kind enough to pose for a few pics. Im on the right in the light green doublet and yellow and black pants.

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Looking good there,Tom! Wish I were there, but Scarb's just gonna have to wait. Fling us another pic or two!...........McM

Here's another: Tom's Border reiver vs my Polish szlachcic:
http://www.forensicfashion.com/1683PolishNobl...Scarb.html
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Time to post some autum photos from November last year of my 14th Century Archer out hunting (with bodkins :p )
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Very cool Martin! Is that snow on your buckler? Really like hood.

A very cool impression,

RPM

It was the first snow of the season! Bloody cold by the whitewater. Thank you Randall! All clothes are handmade by me. The scabbard too. The bow Made by my friend Lars Persson and the arrows made by me. The sword is a blunted Pavel Moc Karel. The buckler is traded so I dont know who made it. My friend Arne Öhman took the photos!

Here's my early 14th centutry Teutonic Ritterbruder (Knight Brother) kit!
Enjoy!

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Love it! Well done Nathan.

Especially like the way you've kept the focus on mail and havn't gone overboard with the supplimentary plate as so many early 14c interpretations do.

Thank you very much!

Yeah, I'm saving all those cool little plate bits for my transitional kit, a few decades (in period) down the road. I was going for a very classic turn of the century look with that kit. :)

Give my regards to your photographer Martin! Those are some great pictures that really do your kit justice.

I finished my crusader costume. I hope its not too outrageous posting it here, considering its not actual armor.

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I like the look of that costume, especially considering that it had no armor, but would be appropriate for parties or for fun, without the hassle and care required for actual armor and soft gear

Walter,

Seeing how it is not metal that helm turned out amazing. Is it cardboard? That is well done indeed.

RPM

I have been working on a 1340s kit. I do not think it is done yet but here it is for a presentation y La Belle Compagnie at Kalamazoo last week:





At the show holding my daughter:



Here is an hour long video of the presentation you can see me and 3 other men arming up in harnesses ranging from 1337 to 1450

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jse_b3wbpUo

James, I saw your armour demo at Kalamazoo and thought you guys did a fantastic job. I was very impressed.

A new soft kit is more or less finished for now (although footwear will likely be changed in near future, as it is beeing worn out). it is intended to represent an upper strata man from Valsgarde during 7th century, some elements of it are based on finds from Valsgarde 8 burial with other bits used from finds in nearby area (belt pouch, for one.) In this picture I am togeather with my daughter and another forumite - Santa Jansone in her Vendel period costume which is a recreation of Valsgarde 57 burial (and also person who ended up dooing all of sewing for my costume).

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Howdy,

I've snuck around in these forums before as a guest, just to look for tips and advice on what is out there, but I think I've reached the point in my collecting of reproduction medieval gear that I would be crazier not to register on a forum and at least talk to others about it all!

This thread, with all these great pics of people's kits, seems a good place to introduce myself. So, hello everyone!

I have to main 'kits' at the moment, or attempts at them. One is the basic Norman... (more pics on the link)









The next is my attempt at a Byzantine cataphract. More on the link.












Of course, that's actually Mongol style armour, and a Mongol style helmet. Getting Byzantine stuff has been tough, so I did the best with what I could find.

If anyone is interested to know where all the bits came from...
Revival Clothing for most of clothes and the viking shoes (not that you can see any of the clothing...)
Cap-a-pie for the hauberk and coif
Armstreet for the blue gambeson, bracers, greaves, lamellar, and helmet with aventail.
Jelling Dragon for the red belts
Boots by Bohemond for the persian boots
The Norman sword is a regular Hanwei with a custom scabbard by a local craftsperson
The Norman shield was made and painted by Shields of Rouen
The Byzantine sword with the gold tassel is from Ares Academy
Other bits and pieces from around the place...

Now, to post my first post and to hope I have done all the image coding the right way... And to go back through this thread and admire everyone's kits again!

I really like your kits! Ares Academy sword is very nice looking! What type of cap a pie mail you have for your Norman kit? Flat rings with round rivets and solids I guess? Are rivets doing any damage to your undergarment? What size is it?