Vendor List

[Frenchie]

Vendors and Sources of Information – Reenacting and Living History by Guy 'Frenchie' LaFrance
Saturday, October 28, 2006

NOTE: Those with whom I've had direct contact and/or can personally recommend are marked with an asterisk (*). The most highly-recommended ones have three asterisks (***). No description means the name says it all or it's a typical "mainstream" vendor who has some good stuff - caveat emptor.

* AoP (Army of the Pacific) Press – modern and period manuals for military living historians http://press.armyofthepacific.com/index.htm

*** Atlantic Guard Soldier's Aid Society – probably the best civilian living history outfit for the CW period http://www.agsas.org/

AzRA Historical Resources and Pair-O-Dice Mercantile – www.USHist.com and www.19th-century-us-history.com

* C & D Jarnagin – http://www.jarnaginco.com/

Carrico's Leatherworks – cavalry equipment http://www.carricoleather.com/

Carter & Jasper Mercantile – highly spoken of http://www.carterandjasper.com/index.html

* Citizen's Companion, the voice of civilian reenacting http://www.citizenscompanion.com/

Civil War Artillery – http://www.civilwarartillery.com/default.htm

*** Civil War Historian Magazine – if you only read one magazine, this is it http://www.civilwarhistorian.com/

*** Civil War Reenactors Discussion Forums – the best online, period http://www.cwreenactors.com/forum/index.php

Civil War Reenactor's World – big site, most of it is mediocre or worse, but there are a few gems http://www.christianreenacting.com/44va/

County Cloth / Chas. R. Childs – excellent source of materials, uniforms, blankets, etc. http://www.crchilds.com/

* Civil War Field Fortifications – great source of info http://civilwarfortifications.com/introductory/introductory.html

* Dell's Leatherworks – high quality leather gear http://www.dellsleatherworks.com/Welcome.htm

*** E.J. Thomas Mercantile – highly recommended! http://www.ejtsutler.com/

Fall Creek Suttlery – mainstream with a few high quality items http://www.fcsutler.com/

First Maryland Volunteer Infantry (US) – Maryland's "homespun Yankees" http://www.firstmdus.org/

Flags of the Confederacy – for you Rebel vexillologists http://www.confederateflags.org/index.html

Ft. McHenry – home of the Star Spangled Banner http://www.nps.gov/fomc/index.htm

Genteel Arts Academy – instruction on the history of period clothing and teaching students how to accurately reproduce it via hands-on seminars or lectures http://www.genteelarts.com/

Happy Friends – serious comedy relief, unless, of course, you see yourself there http://www.geocities.com/happyfriends1/index.html

*** Hesson Clothiers – historical navy uniform reproductions http://www.hesson-clothiers.com/

James Country Mercantile – better than average http://www.jamescountry.com/

* Jersey Skillet Licker – high quality http://www.skilletlicker.com/servlet/StoreFront

Jonah World! - The World Wide Web Home of Jonah Begone,
Scourge of Civil War Reenacting (just read it) http://wesclark.com/jw/

Mason-Dixon Sewing Co. – high quality period clothing http://www.mason-dixonsewing.com/

* Military Books: Rare and Out of Print Books on Military History Bought and Sold http://www.rwmilitarybooks.com/

* Military Images Magazine - http://www.civilwar-photos.com/index.html

Military Warehouse - http://www.milwarehouse.com/

*** N.J. Sekela / Historic Clothiers – very highly recommended! http://www.njsekela.com/

Orchard Hill Sutlery – http://www.orchardhillsutlery.com/

Period Leather – very high quality http://www.periodleather.com/products.cfm?CatID=2

* Quartermaster Shop - http://www.quartermastershop.com/

Ragged Soldier Sutlery and Vintage Volumes - http://www.raggedsoldier.com/

* Silas' Library of Links – get lost for a few hours http://www.zipcon.net/~silas/links.htm

* River Hills Depot eBay Store - http://stores.ebay.com/River-Hills-Depot_W0QQsspagenameZdomainQQtZkm

* River Junction Trade Co. - http://www.riverjunction.com/

*** Ship's Company - http://www.shipscompany.org/

Stony Brook Co. – Federal Army trousers (click on the graphic in the upper left corner) http://www.bridgemicro.com/msullivan/catalog/

* Sullivan Press – printed material for living historians, highly recommended! http://www.sullivanpress.com/index.htm

* Sykes' Regulars – click on the links at the bottom of the main page http://www.sykesregulars.org/

* The Columbia Rifles - http://www.columbiarifles.org/

* The Drill Network – drill manuals and regulations up the kazoo http://home.att.net/~Cap1MD/Drill.htm

* The Gentleman's Page – read this and get yourself some couth http://www.lahacal.org/gentleman/index.html

* The NCO in the Frontier Army - http://www.bar-w.com/frontier-nco.html

* The Old Army Association – "... Regulars, by God!" http://www.theoldarmy.com/

*** 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, The 'Old Guard' – my boyz, my posse, my peeps http://www.thirdusinfantry.org/home.html

* The Regimental Quartermaster - http://www.regtqm.com/

The Winchester Sutler – send them your musket lock for tuning http://www.winchestersutler.com/

Tombstone Outfitters - http://www.tombstoneoutfitters.com/store/civilwarhome.htm

*** TP&H Trading Co. – high quality period hats by Tim Bender http://www.benderhats.com/products.html

Tremont Nail Co. – period-correct nails for your gun cart or whatever http://www.tremontnail.com/

* The Frontier in American History http://xroads.virginia.edu/~HYPER/TURNER/

Upper Mississippi Valley Mercantile – the Books section is especially interesting http://www.umvmco.com/books.htm

* US Regulars Archive – of it ain't here, you don't need to know it http://www.usregulars.com/

* Union Army Uniforms and Insignia of the American Civil War 1861-1865 - http://howardlanham.tripod.com/newindex.html

* US Navy Uniform Regulations, 1864 - http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq59-8.htm

* US Army Center of Military History – name says it all http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/

* US Army Quartermaster Museum – photos of Regular Army enlisted men's uniforms as of 1866 http://www.qmmuseum.lee.army.mil/1866uniform/in.html

Walton and Taylor – high quality clothing 1866-1876 http://www.waltontaylor.com/welcome.html

*** Wambaugh, White and Co. – high quality uniform items http://www.wwandcompany.com/

Wooded Hamlet Designs – pour les belles femmes http://www.woodedhamlet.com/

[Dr. Bob]

Howdy Frenchie,

WOW!!  Thanks for the great list.  I've got hours of looking to do!


Dr. Bob   NCOWS Senate Candidate