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?

Thanks! The blades seem to be made of simple plastic or some similar cast material, though they do have the look and texture of polished obsidian/glass. I tried cutting some cardboard and ended up chipping the distal-most blade on the leading edge -- you can see the damage in this photo:

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Despite this, the weapon overall is fairly sturdy -- the wood is strong and heavy -- and even with the large chip that particular blade isn't structurally compromised. The damage is more cosmetic than anything. (Here's what it looked like before: http://www.forensicfashion.com/1697YucatecMercenaryWeapons.html )

There were some nice soft kits and accessory kits shown here lately. Although I do not have a new nice picture of soft kit, at least I made up my mind on buying a nice belt to go with my Houppelande. To give it some contrast I decided for a rich dark brown leather, which contrasting my green or red garments quite well, but also all the brass parts on the belt.
This one is made from about 3mm thick leather, with IHC stamped on it, it is 2,7cm wide and has a total of 31 studs either flowers with pelican and blue enamel or leafs with pelican and black enamel. The belt is about 160cm long and even when sung around the buckle has plenty of a strap hanging down.

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Here is a couple pictures of my updated kit now complete with my new Albion Talhoffer and custom scabbard in which I made the wood core and Brett Smith of T-Star leather did the exquisite leather work.

http://www.tstarleather.com/

Im having a new Harness made which will be English Armour but with a Brigandine. This is my set up at the moment which is going to be replaced.



This was at Tewksbury. Due to the amout of rain all Summer alot of use were wearing hiking boots to make it safer during the battle

hehe no. Its still in one piece thankfully. I love barbute helms due to the vision they give and my noise only just pokes out. One shot down the middle and its a new Jaw please tho :} The new armour will be a better fit and less weight. Ill be getting a proper fitting Arming Jack which will make all the differance aswell. I had a second shoulder surgery in Januray so need to becarefull. Helm wise im hopfully moving to a Trevanion Sallet so my noise would be safe.