Note the lack of an armour equipping subtitle in the screenshot provided.
MC-166296
Mobs picking up and equipping items does not play the equipping sound
Resolved
Fixed
4
I can't hear any equip sounds going as far back as 1.12. There is a popping sound when the mob picks up the item (that sound can also be heard in 1.15 Pre-release 2), but no equiping sound.