Armor

 

Metal Armor

Ashcraft/Baker

www.ashcraftbaker.com

P.O. Box 27896

Tuscon, AZ 85726

questions@ashcraftbaker.com

They sell different pieces of metal armor, excellent prices.

Here are some items and the starting prices:

Helms $60, gorget $35, elbow cups $20/pr,

Knee cups $30 pr, half gauntlets $35/pr

Leather Armor

Griffin-works

http://www.griffin-works.com/armour.html

35156 Poplar Street
North Ridgeville, Ohio 44039
United States of America

+1 440-327-0739

They sell leather products. They have leather gorgets starting at $45 and leather half gauntlets starting at $45. You can get plain, studded, carved, etc. These are ok for SCA fighting.

Metal Armor

Illusion Armouring

http://members.cox.net/illusionarmoring/

Nicer armour...can do great custom stuff....but can sometimes take longer with delivery times.

Basic 16ga Bascinet...75$

Female Chest and Groin Protection

Chick Wear Sports

http://www.chickwear.com/

Female groin protection starting at $15 to $40. Female chest protection starting at $45, check under shoulder pads.

Female Groin Protection

Amber Sports

http://www.ambersports.com/

Female groin protection starting at $10 to $40. Female chest protection $40.00.

Leather

Hide Crafter Leathercrafter

http://www.hidecrafter.com/Index.html

1-888-263-5277

E-Mail: hcrafter@flash.net

They sell leather, including different thickness/types of leather. They have several choices that would be good for armor and straps. They also have a kit for different archery patterns, quivers, arm guards, etc.

Period Buckles

London Accessories

http://www.londonaccessories.com/buckles.html

This site sells lots of buckles and belt pieces, etc. He has buckles in the same of a bow/arrow $7- $9. Other buckles start at $5. There are some nice accessories for people who want a period look.

 

Bows/Crossbows

 

Combat Crossbows

Crossbows by Siegfried http://crossbow.freeshell.org/gallery/combat.html 

siegfried@crossbows.biz

Custom made target archery and combat archery crossbows. Also selling a line of munition grade combat crossbows for $95 to get people on the field, these shoot fiberglass combat arrows.

Crossbows, Crossbow Prods

Iolo's Crossbows

http://www.crossbows.net/

David R. Watson, Proprietor
201 West Crestland Dr.
Austin, TX 78752-2427

He sells crossbows, patterns for making crossbows, crossbow prods, etc. Just ask anyone in the SCA and I bet they have heard of his crossbows J

He also sells quivers.

Bows, Crossbows, etc

Meric Archery

http://www.mericarchery.com/

They sell bows that will work for combat, look under youth bows. They also have good "used" bows. They do sell some components for combat arrows, bow stringers, etc. Also sell combat crossbows.

Bows

FS Discount Archery

http://www.fsdiscountarchery.com

Look at their 60" / 25-30" youth recurve bows. Both of which are under 30.00 each.

Combat Crossbows

Hightower Crossbows

http://chrysostom-family.com/hc/

bartholomew@coteduciel.org

Hardwood aluminum-prod SCA combat crossbows starting at $210.  Check out the link for this website, these are some awesome looking crossbows, be certain to check out his attention to detail.  These are all based off of period designs.

 

Combat Arrows and Components

 

UHMW  Blunts

 Sun Lu-shan

http://www.flatbow.com/UHMW/

UHMW blunts for sale. These are 1" by 1.25" They are very affordable. Check the website for specific prices and more details.

UHMW Rod

Commercial Plastics & Supply website address?

1-800-635-0880

They answer the phone GE Commerical Plastics.

1 1/4" UHMW rod is $1.75 ft. Sold only in 10 ft. rods.

They will cut it for ease of shipping, no charge.

Min. order is $25.00

UHMW Rod

McMaster-Carr

http://www.mcmaster.com/

Their UHMW is $2.40 per ft. But you can get as little as 1 ft .

Extren Fiberglass Shaft

Ryan-Herco

http://www.ryanherco.com/locations/index.htm

or call 1-800-848-1141 for closest location

The Extren 500 rod (.37 a foot)

This is supposed to be some of the best quality fiberglass to use as combat arrows (if not the best).

Baldar Blunts

Asgard APDs

Complete CA arrows/bolts

Various CA supplies

NorthStar Archery

http://www.northstararchery.com/

Go here for the APD's http://www.northstararchery.com/apd.html

Sir Erika's site. Complete combat arrows or the different components. She has baldar blunts, plastic vanes, nocks, fiberglass shafts, etc. She sells several different APDs. The Siloflex APD w/ a routed channel and rounded edges are .35 each.

She now carries the new Asgard APD as well. It's .45 each.

Straight Siloflex Equivalent

Framea and Thrown Mace Kits

Foam sheets, rubber stoppers

Siloflex nocks, used Tennis Balls

Ingilborg Sigmundardottir (SCA name)

RAshley731@aol.com

http://argentlupus.com/

She lives in Caid.

Straight sections are available in 5 ft length with a minimum order of 100 feet (20 sticks). Shafts are $2.00 each plus S&H.  Also sells kits and individual components to make thrust and throw javelins, throwing maces, Siloflex nocks, rubber stoppers and the best foam that I’ve ever seen for making combat arrows/bolts (minicell). She even sells used tennis balls for .25.

You can also pay using paypal.

Straight Siloflex Equivalent

Master Eirik Dweorgaex

echance@uindy.edu

Lives in the Middle Kingdom

He has a source for the 100 psi tubing (one of the approved equivalents) for APDs, arrows and bolts. He can get it in straight 5' lengths. He sells a bundle of 10 (5' lengths) for $20.00

Leather

Tandy Leather

http://www.tandyleather.com

Source for leather and other related stuff

Duct Tape

School Stationers Corporation

http://www.duct-tape.com/

1641 South Main Street Oshkosh,

WI 54902-6988

1.800.637.6644

easel@execpc.com

They sell all types of different duct tape 2" by 60 yards

This includes a yellow/black caution duct tape.

 If you know of another good supplier that I haven't listed, please let me know.

Thanks,

Tessa the Huntress

tessathehuntress@earthlink.net