VENDOR LINKS

Vendor links for Reenactment Garb, Kit, Arms and Armour, unsolicited and uncompensated. I have made purchases from some of these vendors and have been quite satisfied with the quality of their wares. If you have a suggestion for a vendor that produces quality items, send me their information and I just might include them here.

Kit Items

Castings & coinage

aLPHAOFFICIUM.com – We are an Online Mint and Historical Reenactor Resource that exists to bring you the best in coins for your SCA, Faire, Medieval, LARP and other historical reenactment needs. We also do Event Tokens-Special orders for Game Designers, Weddings, you name it. Don’t see what you want, just ask. Our goal is to bring a smile to your persona. If you are an autocrat looking for a site token, a household that needs mercenary pay, or a King after a reign coin; you have come to the right place.

www.armourandcastings.com – Founded in 2004, ArmourAndCastings.com became a great assistant for people passionate living history and reenactment all over the world. Our workshop offers a really wide assortment of historically accurate medieval accessories, leatherwork and armour. We produce all our products ourselves, guided by historical sources.

Raymond’s Quiet Press – The need for Raymond’s Quiet Press grew out of early experiences with the SCA. In 1979 we made a trip to England and were very disappointed by the lack of medieval jewelry that were available. Returning home, we vowed to make low cost representations of medieval jewelry available to people in the SCA. We cast our items in bronze, with a few limited pieces in Sterling Silver when noted!

Garb

Gardar Viking / GARDAR & MIRA WORKSHOP – Medieval costumes for Vikings and Slavs. Outstanding craftsmanship in tailoring, Peter Gardar not only sews the garb on his site, he is also an active participant in Viking and Slav reenactment. If you’re looking for clothing that meets your group’s authenticity requirements, you’ll be happy with Peter’s work.

Dalebora Crafts – Aleksandra Kaim has been a member of a reenactment community for the last ten years. Sewing, for her, is not a job but a passion, developed over time. Despite the fact she fell in love with the Viking Age, she also create mostly early medieval clothes. If you are interested in the clothes from XII-XV century, contact her and she will be happy to make them for you!

Burgschneider – For more than twenty years, the Burgschneider team has been manufacturing historical clothing focusing on medieval reenactment. During that time, our product assortment expanded beyond the Middle Ages, and now includes costumes from movies, theater, and gaming. To distinguish between medieval garments and costumes lacking definitive historical sources, we divide our products into two different lines: fashion based on historical sources can be found under the brand Burgschneider Ancestry, whereas costumes inspired by literature, movies, pop culture, or gaming is subsumed under Burgschneider Legendary By so doing, we hope to help our fans, costumers, and friends to discern between historical and fictitious designs.

Linen Garb – We started with the garb we wish someone would make. Like real heavy weight linen Pants and Tunics that won’t rip. Clothes in rich, beautiful colors that made you look great-“Oooh, what if they were hand-dyed (even better!)- with real period construction like gussets and gores?” And, French seams, so when She-who-must-not-be-named tosses the clothes in the cruel washer, they don’t fray all crazy- wouldn’t that be awesome?!? Right on! We thought so too.

Historic Enterprises – Since 1996, Historic Enterprises, Inc. has been dedicated to bringing an unparalleled collection of the highest quality reproduction items to historic sites and historical enthusiasts worldwide. With wares ranging from armour to pottery, clothing, leather, horn and woodware, cutlery and more, we want to be the “one-stop shop” for all your reenactment needs.

Garb The World – Garb the World was started in 1999 by a historical reenactor who wanted to provide jobs for her stay-home-mom friends who were also reenactors. We now offer a full line of historical and religious outfits which can be customized to your specifications. We also have a full line of pre-made items that are ready to ship.

Viktor Filozov (виктор филозов) – Master Craftsman and Shoemaker! The attention to detail and research are beyond the pale. Pictures on his Facebook page posts. Communicate with him there or on instagram @viktorfilozov for custom shoes and boots.

Revival Clothing – We started Revival Clothing because we saw a need for well-made, authentic, affordable, historical clothing within a business model where most styles are kept in stock. Our goal is to create garments that are flattering, functional, durable, and affordable while preserving a historical line.

All-In-One Shopping

The Jelling Dragon – The Jelling Dragon has grown to become the world’s premiere online Viking re-enactment store. As well as Viking re-enactors and living history enthusiasts, our customers also include film companies (such as those that produced Game of Thrones and Beowulf), theatres, museums, schools and followers of the Nordic faith and tradition.

Mercia Sveiter – Mercia Sveiter has been supplying the re-enactment world with cast bronzes, swords, helms, shield bosses, and many, many other fabulous items since the end of the Dark Age — well it sometimes feels like that! I make the waxes for the bronze in Spain and then take it to the UK for the hot part of the process. I then bring the parts back to fettle and polish and put on pins. Each item is hand made so slightly different. I was the original trader who regularly sold to re-enactors and public at Viking events. Many people have joined the trading scene from all over the world, as can be seen at the numerous markets and events now available. All the items we sell are specifically manufactured for re-enactors and collectors. 

Medieval Collectibles – We are your one-stop-shop for collectors of Medieval Weapons, Renaissance Clothing, and many other Early Medieval & Renaissance items. We have been serving the online community since 2003. We carry high-quality battle-ready and decorative weapons, armor, shields, and other weaponry of the past and present. Our site is updated daily to bring you the most current information on things like pre-orders and new products. We also upload products weekly so there is always something new and exciting.

Viking Shield  – We have been in business selling great Viking Age replicas and gifts since 2000.  Our founder was tired of scrolling through endless pages trying to get to the Viking stuff on other sites, and then getting bad service from those companies.  We are about Vikings and great service.

Kult of Athena – We are the preeminent destination for quality historical replicas of swords, edged weapons and armor. Our selection is rich in variety sourced from all over the globe. We pride ourselves on finding the best items at the best prices. From the least expensive costume piece to the highest quality masterpiece, we have it all.

PERA PERIS  – In 1987, at the age of 17, Peer Carstens came across the Berlin re-enactment group Gotarike – Forum for the Representation of the Medieval Culture of Northern Europe, which was particularly involved in the field of performing and experimental archaeology and took part in various museum projects, e.g. in the Museum Village Groß Raden near Schwerin several times for the Days of Experimental Archaeology and at the Museum Weeks in the Open Air Museum Trellborg in Denmark. From 1988 Peer Carstens was the honorary head of the leather group in the Düppel Museum Village in Berlin until 1995, when he set up his own business in a tiny 12 m² room to sell leather work from his home workshop with a medieval market stall at historical markets throughout Germany. The business premises were soon enlarged and in 2000 Pera Peris Wholesale was founded, which to this day sells medieval and reenactment articles for resellers such as medieval market stalls, retail shops and online shops in the fields of larp, gothic, medieval and reenactment.

Jewelry

Northan Viking Age Jewelry – Northan Viking Silver is a small designer-maker workshop, run by Alban Depper and Rachel Lee, producing exceptional Viking Age jewelry from our own unique designs. We take great pride in our work and we enjoy a personal relationship with our customers around the world. The pieces we make keep the living art of Viking tradition alive, and we seek to build a connection between you and the finished piece.

Urweg – Viking & Celtic jewelry is our passion. We are family oriented artists creating hand-crafted museum quality artifact reproductions and Nordic Spirit inspired pieces. We have a complete foundry and metal smithing workshop here on our homestead. Here, we professionally hand-craft your requests with diligence and care. We personally
respond to each customer request in a professional and timely manner.

Arms & Armour

James Austin Forged Axes – ForgedAxes.com started out as a platform for James Austins (known as Jim amongst friends) research, work and documentation on axe-making, with the purpose of disseminating knowledge on rediscovering historical ways of forging axes. Since then, James has moved more in the direction of making and forging traditional steels for historical tools, and ForgedAxes.com is his platform for sharing his knowledge and work.

JORGEN CRAFT – Welcome to Jorgen Craft! My name is Jacek Robotka and I am an artist and blacksmith originally from Tarnobrzeg, Poland. I am proficient in many different aspects of manufacturing crafts, from metalworking through to saddlery and woodcarving to antlercraft, a skill that is ever more rare in our present times. Before I moved to Great Britain I received a comprehensive education: I first trained at a trade school as a locksmith-mechanic, then at an automotive technical college, before earning a degree in Archaeology at the University of Lodz. In trade school I attended blacksmithing lessons, where my lifelong passion for metalcrafting was born. I am always deepening my knowledge by looking for more information about historical metallurgy, survival, hunting, martial arts, fencing weapons and firearms, and their tactical use. My first artistic creations were made in a simple garage workshop over a decade and a half ago. Since then my experience has been steadily growing and I have created many items which brought joy to enthusiasts of unique hand crafting. Some of these, including a number of knives and leather goods, are for modern use, but I have also crafted an impressive number of items recreated from historical finds like swords, seaxes and jewellery.

Museums Kopi Smykker – Museums Kopi Smykker offers authentic replicas of jewelry of the past, mainly from the Scandinavian countries, but also some that originate from the Baltic Region, Great Britain, Germany and Holland. The finds all date back to the Bronze Age (1500-400 BC) Iron Age (400 BC-800 AD) and Viking Age (800-1050 AD). All our Museums Kopi Smykker Jewelry is made from master molds, which are either exact impressions of original found jewelry or reconstructions of jewelry remains and fragments of jewelry. All Museums Kopi Smykker Jewelry is made in close cooperation with both national and international museums.