Defilada 2018 - Winged Hussar Radoslaw Szleszynski via Marek Kalisinski

Salvete Omnes,
artist Marek Kalisinski has graciously allowed me to share with you several of his photos showing Radoslaw Szleszynski in his painstakingly reconstructed winged hussar armor and horse tack - all taken during the Polish Armed Forces Day in Warsaw 2018.
I wrote about this armor in my past posts and tack (check labels section), and Radek's efforts to reconstruct a winged hussar companion and his steed.

 The horse ridden in this parade comes from Alex Jarmula stables.
Valete!

Winged Hussar armor - a replica

Radek & Radek - Warsaw 2017

Salvete Omnes,
my friend and compatriot imc pan Radek Szleszynski (on Wiki there is his photo in full regalia of a winged hussar), co-author of the famous and unique art book Husaria Rzeczpospolitej, has announced a new winged hussar armor for himself, made by the Olsztyn-based armorer Sergey August.

Katerina Zhuravieva @copyright

Katerian Zhuravieva @copyright

Radek is himself a very talented artist (also a photographer) who works in leather, textiles, metal and semi-precious stones, and has been famously  reconstructing winged hussar horse tack, especially bridles etc, and pistol holsters of the XVII century period.

 

Radek Sikora @copyright

 
the armor reconstructed by Sergey August is a replica of the extant armor from the Skokloster Castle in Sweden,

original armor from Skokloster

The collection is part of the loot brought from Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth by Carl Gustaf Wrangel after the Deluge (1655-1660)

 

 
 




I do hope  that in this armor and in a painstakingly reconstructed horse tack (Radek's own) and saddle (made by Marcin Ruda and owned by Radoslaw Sikora, Ph.D. ) Radek will be leading the winged Hussars during the 2018 Parade in Warsaw on August 15, 2018. Note that I do not know at this time which horse Radek will be riding.
Valete!
ps
 all photos copyright Radoslaw Szleszynski unless noted