Post your surcoats, tabards, gipons, and various heraldic wear! Let's see some pageantry. Both accurate reproductions and self-made heraldic devices are welcome.

Unfortunately I don't have anything I find worthy of showing off just yet, but I'll kick things off by sharing what's in the works. I'm currently working on a new late 14th/early 15th century style surcoat that bears a more plausible coat of arms than my previous endeavors, which while handsome, were a downright abomination as far as the rules of heraldry go (We're talking red and black, no metal, and quartered with four seperate arms marshalled. Not to mention one of the charges facing the wrong direction). The new design is a little more plausible despite also being of my own creation. It's going to bear the arms below, and will be cut from wool with a lacing system running up the sides to provide the ever popular wasp waisted look of the 14th and 15th centuries.

(The fabricated arms I intend to use on the surcoat, courtesy of MS paint. Feel free to share your own, whether genuine and registered or of your own creation for the purpose of livening up your harness.)

Just to get this back on topic I have this one made by Windlass: Nothing really original but functional and not bad looking and since it's based on a movie I don't have to be concerned about it belonging to a real historical figure i.e. Richard the Lion Heart for example: Unless I'm actually wanting to portray a specific historical person I wanted a " generic " surcoat.

http://www.kultofathena.com/product.asp?item=...ffin+Tunic

Naturally a custom made one with a crest/heraldry of my design would be better, but this is good enough for me at the moment. This one would work for 13th century and hauberk with limited plate and great helm and heater shield.

Here are mine so far.

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Did a post get deleted from this topic? :wtf:

BTW, I'll post my Coat of Arms as well.

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Per cross sable and argent, a cross filet gules between an oak tree eradicated and a tower argent, two crosses crosslet sable.

That's some impressive work Nathan. Two questions if I may: 1. Where did you have the work done? Secondly, did you design your own, or did you find the design while doing research on your family?

Thank you Joshua. The work is done by a local seamstress, who has done all of my projects. Her work is excellent.

I designed my own Coat of Arms. In period, families themselves didn't have a coat of arms. While they would follow a theme (depending on the system of heraldry one is using) each individual would have their own.

You should post pictures of that beautiful signet ring of yours here. It might fall under the category of heraldic items.

At the moment this is my surcoat, sewn by my own hands.