Weapons & Armour

OlliN Sword Designs – Great local team of artists whose work is only surpassed by their customer service - Preferred Vendor

John Buck – Gunsmith extraordinaire! All of our matchlocks are John’s guns- Preferred Vendor

Wm. Hurt Armour – Some of the finest armour we’ve been able to put our hands on.  Made an amazing suit for our own Ray Benzel - Preferred Vendor

Arms and Armor – The weapons and armor site. A bit more pricey, but you get what you pay for.  - Preferred Vendor

Purpleheart Armoury – Wasters and other training gear. All of our wasters are Christian’s, he’s a pleasure to work with! - Preferred Vendor

http://www.kultofathena.com/
Brick and mortar showroom in Elgin, IL- carries several arms & armor manufacturers’ goods (Museum Replicas, CAS Iberia, Arms & Armor, Albion Swords, etc.) often at a discount.

Albion Swords – Great swords and excellent trainers

Darkwood Armoury – Good rapiers and close hilt swords for Western Martial Arts

The Rifle Shoppe – Fantastic selection of quality period firearms, always buy from what is IN STOCK.

Illusion Armoring – Great prices on peascod breast and backs!

Marek and Jizba Armoury – Very good quality Armour, as with all non-US vendors mind exchange rates and measurments.

Lutel – Very nice weapons, just be aware of the exchange rate and shipping costs!

Museum Replicas – Weapons and Armor

http://www.merctailor.com – Specializing in munitions grade armor, Mercenary’s Tailor is renowned for their excellent customer service and completely made in the USA policy.

http://www.bandoliers.co.uk/ – Excellent Bandoliers and other items.

Clothing & Hats

http://www.twinrosedesigns.com/
White Renaissance shirt in linen or cotton, inexpensive custom wool flannel or melton buttoned doublets w/ sleeves, linen or cotton Renaissance chemise.  - Preferred Vendor

http://www.trulyhats.com/

FANTASTIC blocked wool felt Elizabethan hats!  - Preferred Vendor

http://www.linenarmor.com/Linen_Armor.html
Swordsman’s jerkin [with sleeves], swordsman’s venetians, white basic fencing shirt, white fancy fencing shirt, merchant’s doublet (with plain or no trim, hidden sleeve attachment), fencing chemise, fancy fencing chemise, custom items.

http://sykesutler.home.att.net/
Venetian Breeches, Elizabethan flat cap, Monmouth cap, Lace collared Elizabethan shirt, 2” standing collar shirt, stockings, musketry equipment.

www.renstore.com
Renaissance shirt in white or natural, wool Elizabethan cap, knee breeches, some eating gear.

http://www.blockaderunner.com/Catalog/catpg16.htm
Wool slouch hat blanks w/ a 6” + crown. These are hat blanks and need to be finished, if you wish to buy one, ask around the group for info on how to finish it.

http://www.revivalclothing.com
Wool joined hose or Wool/Linen Chauses(worn beneath trunkhose or Venetians), belts, kidney pouches, buttons, pins, 15th century shirt, Linen Stockings.

http://stores.ebay.com/Ragsdale-Reed-Cloth…3QQftidZ2QQtZkm
CUSTOM sleeved wool doublets, “Authentic 16th century Venetian Hose in Natural Fabric” in wool or linen.

http://www.hamiltondrygoods.com/
Cheap Linsey-woolsey stockings, wool, and cotton (non-striped) stockings.

http://www.thequartermastergeneral.com/?category=17_cloth
Clothing apparently based off Reconstructing History patterns available in wool, linen, and silk. 1630’s breeches, the common doublets (not the doublets from 1610-1640’s), shirts; ladies’ aprons, Elizabethan corsets, petticoats, shifts/smocks, stockings. Optional silk or linen linings.

http://www.renaissancetailor.com/store/index.php
White linen “sport ruffs,” plain linen ruffs, blackwork ruffs for the very very rich, thread buttons.

Shoes & Leather

Buckleheads – Belts, sword hangers, and other sundry items – Preferred Vendor

http://www.armlann.com/
Latchet, hybrid latchet, simple round toe, custom work.

http://www.revival.us/
Black Elizabethan block shoe, Sueded medieval shoes in light brown or black, knives, some plain belts, plain gloves.

http://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/index.asp
Mens’, womens’, and childrens’ latchet shoes, fabric.

http://www.tattershallarms.org/
Sword hangers/girdles with proper hardware, musketry supplies.

http://www.nmia.com/~bohemond/
Most pouches are good (not the Sutton Hoo), knives; don’t purchase his shoes. His “Mary Rose” shoe is currently being redesigned, and may be acceptable once it is completed.

General Goods & Fabric

https://www.reconstructinghistory.com//index.php
Patterns, fabrics, reproduction pottery, maps, miscellaneous historical sewing supplies. – Preferred Vendor

http://wmboothdraper.com/
Wools, linens, hemp, fustian, linsey-woolsey, silks, buttons, some patterns, & period sewing supplies. Excellent products; has a booth at many local reenactments. – Preferred Vendor

http://jas-townsend.com/index.php
An 18th-19th century site with some useful camping items, stockings, and gear. – Preferred Vendor

http://www.smoke-fire.com/
An 18th century sutler, has a wool Monmouth cap, and a lot of good gear, camp items, stockings, etc. – Preferred Vendor

http://www.plimoth.com/

Felt hats, ladies’ coifs, ceramic and pewter items, reproduction jewelry, general goods, reproduction Bible. – Preferred Vendor

http://www.todsstuff.co.uk/
Period Accesories and Custome projects. Outstanding Quality. – Preferred Vendor

http://www.themountainforge.com/cat/index….&product=72
Replica of a typical Elizabethan pipe.

http://www.hendersonsredware.com/borderwares.htm
Replicas of 16th-17th Borderware ceramic items

http://www.historicenterprises.com
Women’s stockings, men’s wool joined hose, Holbein shirt, Hilliard Shirt, some other linen shirts, TONS
of accessories and gear. Most of their clothing is too early in history for us.

http://www.gggodwin.com/
18th century supplier but has miscellaneous useful gear.

http://tudorshoppe.com/
Pewter buttons, Velvet Venetian breeches, some accessories

http://www.fetteredcockpewters.com/
Many excellent pins, replica Tudor spoons, sewing supplies, general reproduction pewter items.

http://www.hemptraders.com/
Excellent prices on hemp linens, canvas, and twine.

http://www.denverfabrics.com/
Nice wools, linen, and silk for decent prices.

http://www.barjaveldesign.com/index.htm
Fantastic pewter reproduction items (look under new items & buttons) from Steve Millingham Pewter Replicas, fabric, patterns.

http://www.bandoliers.co.uk/
Jacks, Felted Hats, Stockings

http://www.burnleyandtrowbridge.com/
Beautiful Wools, Linens, & Fustian, some accessories

http://www.bblackandsons.com/
Wools