I’m trying to find a place (brick-and-morter, online, catalog, you get the drift) where I can find reproduction 18th-century stays. The last time I actively corset-shopped was 10 years ago and I was in the market for a Victorian one then, but I’m in the market for a Colonial American-style one now and don’t know where to look. Cost isn’t much of an object (as long as it’s not like 1000 bucks or something), and I’d like to get as authentic as I can get. The era I’d be portraying would be roughly 1730-1780. The dress/shoes/hair is easy compared to the undergarments!

Does anyone know of an online retailer that makes stays, or at least, could anyone give me advice on how to fake the look if I can’t find them? I want to be as authentic as I can, since in all eras the “shape” dominates the look of the time. I’m a seasoned corset wearer so I’m used to the physical restrictions that come with it all.

~JH

Title says it all, I was looking online for the bayonet but I couldn't find one made exactly for my musket. Would one made for another gun fit? Thank you!

EDIT: Crap, I should have said 1846 Harper's Ferry. I posted this away from home and I always mix up the year on my musket :/

This is something I've been considering for a long time, it seems to me that we currently have two subreddits with two mod teams which could easily be served by one merged sub. /r/HistoricalReenactment currently has 487 subscribers, while /r/Reenactors currently has 266, and I'd wager that a lot of people included in those two figures are subbed to both.

That said, there are clearly some threads that exist only on one sub or the other and as such don't reah quite as large an audience as they might. I come to you as a simple subscriber to both, not as a mod or anything, but perhaps we ought to merge. What say you?

I saw there is a group in my area, and I'm thinking about joining. Has anyone here tried it?

I have a replica M36 Tunic and I have the single bar arm Chevron patch, the iron eagle chest patch, and the enlisted bars collar tabs patches. My question is......where do I place them? Like is there exact measurements for this or do I just eyeball it?

Edit: I also have the red, white, and black strip that goes between the buttons but idk where exactly or how to put it on. Do I have to sew it in?

Hello everyone,

I finally have time and money enough to build a cannon. I have the material, the equipment, and the know-how. What I lack are plans.

Does anyone have any plans out there? I have one for a 12lb Howitzer, but I'd really like a British 6lb'er, in the style of their American Revolution-era pieces.

Any plans, or directions to plans, are greatly appreciated! I should note that I do not have a ton of extra cash, so I'd prefer to not be buying the plans. Does anyone have a lead on a book by Alfred Mordecai? I have several pages of cannon designs(with measurements, again, that is very important), and they all list his name at the bottom, but I cannot find anything online, other than his work in restoring forts.

Again, all help is appreciated! But Reddit is a two-way street, so I propose a trade. If you guys give up your cannon plans(and they don't need to be original, so long as they are based in reality, and use black powder, I'll take all the plans I can get), I will post pictures and video of the cannon when it's completed a few months from now.

What do you say Reddit? Shall we build a cannon together?

I'm putting together a British First World War Commonwealth uniform. I have a tunic and puttees so far, now I'm looking for period trousers (and eventually all the other stuff, obviously). Does anyone have any help with where I can find the pants?

And if you want to point me in the direction of finding other stuff for the uniform that'd be awesome too!

Hey guys,

I work for a production company and we're doing a documentary about a 17th century Swedish ship that came to America. We're looking for props and costumes. Where's the best place to find these at a reasonable rate? We would ideally love to find a collector/reenactor or a society of these folks who have some of these items on hand who we could link up with on the East Coast. We will also need extras for the project so in addition to compensation for use of your items, you can also participate in the actual film. Reddit is the most niche place on the internet IMO so I figured somebody here might be able to help. Suggestions? EDIT: Category tag added

I'm looking for a website to buy World War 1 uniforms, preferably British or American, but I would take any website for any WW1 uniforms. I've looked but I can't find anything. Can anybody help?