Dealers in Replicas

Suppliers for historical crafts covers raw materials, but it can be hard to keep track of who sells which finished things too. With the shipping crisis of 2021/2022 its also important to remember where something is shipping from. This page is divided by regions: North America, western Europe, and eastern Europe.

Since many stores import the same inaccurate products from low-wage countries, more stores does not necessarily offer a wider range of products.

North America

Arms & Armour (US) https://www.arms-n-armor.com/ {sharp pointy things}
Blades Canada / Warriors and Wonders (CA) https://www.warriorsandwonders.com/ {sharp pointy things, fencing masks, tacticool focus}
Burnley and Trowbridge (USA) https://burnleyandtrowbridge.com/ {sewing tools, 18th/19th c. focus}
Gaukler Medieval Wares (Canada) http://medievalwares.com/ {replicas and originals)
Kult of Athena (USA) https://www.kultofathena.com/ {sharp pointy things}
Jos. Townsend (USA) https://www.townsends.us/ {18th/19th century focus}
Reliks (Ontario, CA) https://www.reliks.com/ (Indian shield bosses)
Clang Armoury (USA) http://www.clangarmory.com/index.html {steel buckles copied after medieval and early modern originals}
Medieval Collectibles (USA) https://www.medievalcollectibles.com/

UK

Potted History https://potted-history.co.uk/
Tod Cutler https://todcutler.com/collections (many of his knives would not be out of place in a variety of cultures although the full-length tangs are sturdier than many historical knives and most historical whittle-tang knives)
Trinity Court Potteries https://www.trinitycourtpotteries.co.uk/ {medieval focus}

Western Europe

Armae (FR) {resells mostly Indian products}
Ars Fictilis: Artesania i Patrimoni (FR) {imperial Roman pottery}
Celtic Web Merchant (NL) https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/ {relatively broad selection}
Cervus Trading (NL) Resells some Billy & Charlie and probably Tod Cutler products
Domus Artificis (IT) {ancient helmets and edged weapons}
Historischer Schildbau Daniel Rönz (DE)
HR-Replikate (DE) http://www.hr-replikate.de/de/index.htm {broaches}
https://www.replik-shop.de/home (DE) {very nice bronze mirrors, other small metal stuff}
La Boteria (ES) https://laboteria.es/pellejo-para-gaitas
Pithos Ancient Art (IT) https://pithosancientart.com/ {ancient Greek and Italic pottery}
Vehi Mercatus (DE) https://vehi-mercatus.de/en {some decent quality things for everyday life, a lot of junk}
Res Bellica (IT)
Damastini Craft (Albania?) https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/DamanstiniCraft and https://www.facebook.com/people/Damastini-Craft/100069567504670/ {felt hats and helmet liners}
Historical Italian Shoes (NL) {medieval}

Eastern Europe

Arma Bohemia (CZ) http://armabohemia.cz/Novestr/daggersA.htm {a storefront for makers in eastern Europe focused on metalwork and on the late medieval and early modern periods}
Armour and Castings (UA) https://armourandcastings.com/en_US/ {little metal stuff}
https://www.drakkaria.cz/ (CZ) {LARP and Viking focus}
Ex Limite Avstrali – leather crafts (PL) {imperial Roman leatherwork}
Helgis True History Shop https://truehistoryshop.com/product-category/household/ (RU?)
Lorifactor (PL) http://lorifactor.com/ {medieval focus}
Medievalcraft (PL) https://medievalcraft.eu/index.php {nice selection of tools and objects for everyday life}
Medieval Design (IT) https://www.medievaldesign.com/english.asp {late medieval and early modern focus}
Outfit 4 Events (CZ) https://www.outfit4events.com/eur/
Kazaar Bazar (Hungary) https://kazarbazar.com/ {patterned silks from late antiquity to the late middle ages}
https://tentcraft.pl/en/ (PL) {tents!}

Asia

Shops in India and China have very quick and skillful workers, but sometimes steal photos and promise they can make something just like it. They find there is a muchl arger market for “in the style of” than authentic so often copy each other’s work. The market is rapidly changing and some shops in India and China are now careful about the details, but do your homework! A shop that did well last time may have hired new workers or tried to raise its profit margins.