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Where do you get those wonderful toys? One of the most difficult tasks, for someone starting out in re-enactment or interested in history, is knowing where to buy good gear. I know some website say their stuff is the bee's knees or dog's bollocks, but really some of their stuff is absolute rubbish (IMHO). I have included a list of sites here where I have personally bought or seen goods which I have been happy to extremely pleased. I have included a brief summary of gear from the site that I would buy from the supplier were I in the position to have to replace my gear, perhaps resulting from a freak volcano and concentrated acid related mishap. Well, it might happen.
A truly excellent maker of replica jewelry and fittings for swords etc. Peter makes many of his items using the lost wax technique and many are casts of original pieces. Peter has also sold these same pieces to museums in the UK and also produces hand sewn shoes and clothing all at very (I would say extremely) reasonable prices. We love Peter's work and he's a great chap as well.
Armour Class produces the finest (in my opinion) swords in the re-enactment/living history world. There currently resides seven of his blades at my place at the moment, and there's another on the way. Not only are these swords the most resilient of which I have ever heard, they are the most attractive re-enactment weapons I have ever seen. Some groups in the UK will only use his swords and over half our club's swords, (and all the recent ones) are his. Easy to wield and, to add insult to injury, they are great value when compared to other swords as well. How does Boj do it?
Talented young lady, primarily a sculptor but is very flexible and able to turn her hands to most items. I have seen lovely gaming boards, banners, tiles, tableware, furniture and drinking horns as well as reproduction historical portraits and wood carving.
Turbows
Inexpensive and good looking longbows and crossbows (for those of you in states that allow them). I've more recently received a heavier poundage ash bow for my fifteenth century club and it's brilliant. Quite inexpensive as well.
Bound self knocked arrows. Very cheap at the price.
Good place for an inexpensive forged spear head for throwing.
One of the few places that still sells wool cloth to the public (curse your feeble range Spotlight).
The place to buy nice looking shield bosses and you can buy pre-cut, spring steel mail rings from this place. I can't tell you how much that has saved my poor old, feeble hands.
Very nice bucklers, tools and I have seen some very nice bosses produced.
Very nice pottery at very reasonable prices.
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