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Isaac D Rainey




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PostPosted: Sat 22 Jun, 2013 2:41 pm    Post subject: Landsknecht clothing?         Reply with quote

Does anyone know of a website that sells Landsknecht clothing, or at least good instructions on how to make them?
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Matthew P. Adams




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PostPosted: Sat 22 Jun, 2013 3:58 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

This is the only reenactment group that I know of that does landsknecht, they make their own clothing and would probably be thrilled to find someone else interested in patterns.

http://www.landsknechtguild.com/das-geld-faeh...-ct-faire/

"We do not rise to the level of our expectations. We fall to the level of our training" Archilochus, Greek Soldier, Poet, c. 650 BC
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Isaac D Rainey




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PostPosted: Sat 22 Jun, 2013 9:40 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Thanks Matthew I will try to contact them.
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Karl Edgar





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PostPosted: Mon 24 Jun, 2013 1:42 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

You always have the landsknecht forum at http://www.landsknecht.org/
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Anders Kramer




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PostPosted: Mon 24 Jun, 2013 2:26 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

If you need Landsknecht Sources you can have a look at my groups sourcegallery: www.landsknechts.com/gallery
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Shawn Duggins




Location: Koroneburg, H.R.E.
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PostPosted: Mon 24 Jun, 2013 5:29 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I've made Landsknecht clothing for over 15 yrs in both Kriegshund Faehnlein and Heiligensturm Faehnlein in Southern California. Which era are you looking to recreate? Early stuff or later Pluderhosen style?

If you're looking to do early period stuff, it's mostly a very tight pair of pants that go from your toes to your floating ribs, pointed into a doublet with attached sleeves, although there are a lot of variations on the themes, especially once they start cutting the pants off at the knees or thighs.

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Heiligensturm Faehnlein
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Isaac D Rainey




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PostPosted: Tue 25 Jun, 2013 11:41 am    Post subject:         Reply with quote

I would like to add another question, I read in a description of a picture that they wore breastplates or sometimes maile under their shirts. Would they have full arm harnesses under their sleeves as well, because by the picture he had gauntlets on, but I could not tell if there was any armor under the sleeves?
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Ruel A. Macaraeg





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PostPosted: Tue 25 Jun, 2013 1:05 pm    Post subject:         Reply with quote

Isaac D Rainey wrote:
I would like to add another question, I read in a description of a picture that they wore breastplates or sometimes maile under their shirts. Would they have full arm harnesses under their sleeves as well, because by the picture he had gauntlets on, but I could not tell if there was any armor under the sleeves?

Here are some preliminary notes I've collected on Landsknechts, in preparation for my own kit in the future; they contain some discussion and photos of armor:
http://www.forensicfashion.com/1525GermanInfantry.html

It seems that because the Landsknechts were tactically differentiated from the very start, their costume and armor would vary depending on their tactical roles, and (as pointed out above) whether they were earlier or later period.

After you order your costume, let me know how it turns out! It's probably time I started looking into a purchase of my own.

http://ForensicFashion.com/CostumeStudies.html
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