Looking for buckles

[Triton]

Hey Guys,

Along with the leather I am looking for buckles, anybody found a good source for authentic medieval reproduction buckles?

Thanks

 

[FullerH]

Try this one
http://www.hr-replikate.de/englisch/index.html
or
www.jelldragon.com
They are German and British, but the German one, H-R Replikate, I have dealt with and have been very pleased with the results. His prices are quite reasonable because he makes his molds from museum examples and goes from there.

 

[Triton]

Thanks Hugh,

The German site looks interesting, I wonder if he will have it in English soon...

 

[FullerH]

Actually, Triton, I don't speak German, but I was able, with a paperback German-English dictionary, to work my way through most of it. Silber is silver, messer is brass, bronze is bronze (of course!), and so on. I ordered the Roman rooster folding knife, a silver Roman fibula brooch, and a rather large bronze Frankish fibula brooch, the last for a friend. The workmanship in all three was top-notch, the prices were quite reasonable, and the delivery times were very quick. My only suggestion is to be very clear in what you are ordering because Holger's English, while miles better than my non-existent German, is not perfect and I wound up with a knife that I did not expect, but actually a very much nicer knife, in my opinion. I had not seen the one that I finally received when I had ordered, or I would have ordered it. You also need to send an international check from a bank or a personal check, not a postal money order, but you can work those details out.

What did you think of his weapons reproductions, once you got over the prices? While his eye candy is very reasonable, his weapons are out of this world in price. But, gad, are they gorgeous!

Bottom line is that I really like Holger and his work and have been recommending him and am about to put my money where my mouth is and order a Migration Era belt from him.

 

[Ken Cook]

Not to pick nits Hugh, but I think you're confusing "messer" (knife) with "messing" (brass.) I only mention it as it might lead to some confusion when ordering.

(No, I'm not a fluent speaker of German either.)

 

[TomW]

What does one of these buckles look like?
I have boxes of hardware from leather shops that I've bought inventory from. I might have what you need and not know it.

 

[Triton]

Well, here is one of my favorites, do you have anything like this?

 

[TomW]

I don't have anything like that but I've seen many similar items at trade shows at booths selling hardware for the fashion industry.
I know the items can be found. I'll look and see if I picked up any catalogs.
Tom

 

[Triton]

Thanks Tom.