Directory of Sutlers Resources

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Sutlers are generally recognized as the frontier-type merchants associated with this era. They typically camp with the buckskinners at a rendezvous, and sell from a blanket or a tent at such events.

Resources in This Category

• Barkertown Sutlers

  http://barkertownsutlers.tripod.com/index.html
  Handcrafted clothing of the mid-18th century, along with period edged weapons and a few other black powder shooting supplies.

• Blanket Brigade Historical Clothing

  http://www.blanketbrigade.com/
  Designers and suppliers of historical clothing and Witney Blankets for reenactors, pow-wow enthusiasts, plays, the film industry, and for those who want a western flair to their wardrobe.

• Don Strinz Tipi

  http://www.strinztipi.com/
  Manufacturer of tipis, lodges, tents and other canvas goods for the buckskinner and blackpowder enthusiast.

• Eagle Valley Muzzleloaders

  http://webpages.charter.net/twofalls
  Club featuring living history demonstrations, monthly black powder competitions (shooting, throwing tomahawk and knife, fire starting, and offering two rendezvous per year. Located in Carson City, NV.

• H & B Forge Company

  http://www.hbforge.com/
  Producing hand-forged throwing tomahawks, pipe axes, camp axes and throwing knives for historical re-enactors, buckskinners, and Native American crafters. Other products include primitive camp items.

• Into The Wilderness Trading Co

  http://www.wildernesstrading.com/beltbags.html
  Supplier of elk and deerskin bags for the muzzleloader/buckskinner as well as deer,elk, and moose antlers for craftsmen, collectors, and taxidermists. Also supplies elk and deer leather for craftsmen and mountainmen.

• Leatherman Traditional Leather Products Inc.

  http://accu-riser.com/
  Maker of leather possibles bags, shooting bags and other accoutrements for the blackpowder shooter, hunter and reenactor.

• Mad Monk - Horn Dyeing

  http://shoot7.tripod.com/madmonk.html
  Man has long used mineral pigment dyes as a means of coloring goods made from various animal proteins. In addition to being decorative, the mineral pigment dyes also provide varying degrees of protection against attack by insects or bacteria.

• Mystic Wolf Trading Co.

  http://www.angelfire.com/nm/mysticwolf/
  Providing rendezvous, trekking, and reenactment supplies.

• Powder Horns and Quill Work by Mike Small

  http://powderhorns.tripod.com/
  A West Virginia native residing where his founding ancestors lived in 1740, Mike has been making powder horns for more than fifteen years and doing quill work for the last six years.

• Wayne Zurl Historic Reproductions

  http://www.waynezurl.com/
  A retail site for flintlock firearms, powder horns, primitive knives, leather goods and many other early American items of interest to the reenactor or living historian.

 

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