I love that helm! I just got it custom made from the Czech Republic. It's dead on one of the helms seen in the Maciejowski Bible. I am attempting a pose similar to those seen in that manuscript save that I'm not mounted on a horse, more is the pity.
I am interpretting a Hospitaller knight as he may have appeared from approximately 1248 until 1259 AD. The sleeveless surcoat was allowed by the Pope only after 1248 in place of the monastic robe that the brothers at arms wore over their mail until that time. Even then the surcoat was only to be worn in "dangerous areas" where fighting may occur. This one is made of wool and lined in linen.
The mail coif, knee-length hauberk, and chausses are made of wedge-riveted steel links which technically is not period until about 1300 AD. The shield is of the earlier "heater shield" variety and is made of wood covered with leather with a rawhide rim. It is strapped and padded correctly. The great helm is patterned off those seen in the Maciejowski Bible from about 1250 AD.
The sword is an Oakeshott Type XII that I fashioned from the massive Albion Baron, a type XIIa sword of war. The grip is now 4.5 inches long, the blade is 2.1 inches wide at the cross and 33 inches long. After a complete regrinding of the blade the sword now weighs 3 pounds 4 ounces. For a single hand sword it is at the upper end the spectrum for size and weight. Some may say it is too big, but I love it. The balance point is 4.75 inches from the cross. It has just the right amount of blade prescence in my opinion to be a tremendous cutter and still feels good in the hand.
It is up for debate if daggers were worn much with armor in the thirteenth century. They are depicted in use in battle, but not usually on belts until the fourteenth century.
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