Recommended Links

Suppliers we have used and can recommend.

Recommended Links

We are often asked where we get our some of our gear. Below is a very basic list of suppliers that we have used in the past and can recommend. They are focus on those businesses that serve the States. Armour is not included on the list as there are too many factors involved to make a recommendation. Use the Contact Form or reach out through Facebook Messenger for help.

Historical Clothing

  • Historic Enterprises (US) - Gwen at Black Swan Designs/Historic Enterprises is our first choice for tailor-made historical clothing in the States.
  • Medieval Market SPES (POL) - Garments and accessories, most off-the-peg but offer custom options. Good prices but shipping adds considerably to the cost.
  • Simurlan Shoes (UKR) - Good custom shoes. Good prices and good queue management.
  • Lorifactor (POL) - Excellent made-to-order belts and belt buckles/mounts. Good purses.

Swords and historical weapons

  • Tod Cutler (UK) - Excellent swords, daggers, knives, mace heads, and so much more.
  • Tod's Workshop (UK) - Premium custom-made swords, scabbards, daggers, knives, crossbows, and so much more.
  • Davis Reproduction (US) - Custom made weapons and accessories of the highest quality.
  • Albion Swords (US) - Excellent swords of various levels of quality.
  • Medieval Arrows (UK) - Historic arrows and hand-forged arrowheads. Signature line are exact copies of extant arrows. As seen on Tod's Workshop YouTube Channel Arrow vs. Armour series.

Training weapons

  • [Helgi's True History](https://truehistoryshop.com/product-category/weaponry/training-medieval/ (RUS) - Good pollaxe and spear heads in gray polymer.
  • Albion Swords (US) - Excellent swords of steel blunts for sparring.
  • Regenyei Armoury (HUN) - Good steel sword trainers.
  • Purpleheart Armoury (US) - Flexible dagger blades. wooden swords, polymer pollaxe and polehammer heads/tips

Jousting Accessories

  • Historic Enterprises (US) - Shaped lances in two weights, rubber coronels (tips), basic ecranches (shield blanks). Gwen at Black Swan Designs also makes excellent caparisons and tabards.
  • Amictus (POL) - Custom-made caparisons and tabards. Contact through Facebook.
  • Marcin Ruda Saddles (POL) - Period saddles and tack.
  • Robert Wenta (POL) - Excellent hand-carved helmet crests.

Maille-making Supplies

  • Cap á Pie (UK) - Excellent source for maille-making supplies. Excellent service. Will create tailor-made accessories for a considerable price.
  • eBay (INDIA) - Search for a cheap base garment to tailor or but rings in bulk. Be specific about what you want. Reach out to a merchant with good reputation and ask for what you want.

Period Encampment

  • Tentsmiths (US) - Excellent pavilion tents made to order with numerous customization options.
  • Medieval Market SPES (POL) - Excellent furniture. Good prices but shipping adds considerably to the cost.
  • Tod Cutler (UK) - Excellent eating knives and brass camp table accessories.
  • Lorifactor (POL) - Good cutlery and kitchenware.
  • Wulflund (CZ) - Excellent historical glassware.