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Edward Rees
Location: Portland, OR Joined: 02 Dec 2010
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I began collecting a year and a half ago and was lucky enough to stumble upon the Mercenary's Tailor. I would have liked to assemble my entire kit from them but that is sadly not possible. As I am ready to continue getting everything together I would appreciate any suggestions from the community as to whom I should turn. In a perfect world the armour would be of the same quality as Allan's but will not break the bank.
Thanks in advance.
The church is close but the roads are icy; the tavern is far, I will walk carefully.
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Reece Nelson
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There have been a lot of great work coming out of the Czeck Republic lately. Great craftsmanship and very well priced compared to armourers from America and Europe 
some that come to mind are:
Maxim Suprovich with www.wildarmoury.com
www.bestarmour.com
Jiří Klepač with www.armour.cz/
www.armourandcastings.com ( which I think still dosn't have their forge up and running still :/ )
www.hammerbreaker.com.ua/en/
I'v had many friends recommend Maxim from wildarmoury a lot. Hes done a lot of business with foreigners and hes been pulling off some amazing work! 
Hope this helps
-Reece
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Joe Fults
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Armory Marek is on to check and see what Arma Bohemia has in stock.
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Mike Zielinski
Location: Lublin, Poland Joined: 04 Oct 2010
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Edward Rees
Location: Portland, OR Joined: 02 Dec 2010
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Thanks to everyone for the recommendations. I now have a good point to begin my search.
The church is close but the roads are icy; the tavern is far, I will walk carefully.
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Matt Corbin
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You would do well to look into Armour Vanek in the Czech Republic. He does some VERY nice helmets.
http://www.armour-vanek.cz/indexen.html
“This was the age of heroes, some legendary, some historical . . . the misty borderland of history where fact and legend mingle.”
- R. Ewart Oakeshott
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Edward Powell
Location: Chapleau ON Joined: 05 Jul 2016
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I have been using www.bestarmour.com for several years now. Very good quality. This year I registered an order with them. I have been sending e-mails since May (5 e-mails) to milan@bestarmour.com and he has yet to answer any of them. I got on their facebook page & found out they have had some issues with infighting & at least 1 armourer has left them. Unfortunately I can no longer support them since they refuse to answer any e-mails. Fortunately I have not invested any money with them as yet this year. Just ONE e-mail Milan, answer please...
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Edward Powell
Location: Chapleau ON Joined: 05 Jul 2016
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| Posted: Sun 16 Oct, 2016 10:18 am Post subject: Bestarmour back in business apparently |
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So I finally received a reply from Milan. They do such good work that I am going ahead with the transaction. However, I still feel 5 months for a reply to an e-mail us unacceptable regardless of the situation (excepting emergencies of course). I had a pending order which he promised to address on or about July of 2016. It was October before I got a reply to my "what's happening" e-mails. If he runs an internet business & he has pending orders, he needs to respond to the e-mails with NO exceptions (IE: leave a buddy in charge if necessary). Leaving someone hanging is not good for business & will potentially terminate any new business from new buyers. No one likes to be ignored.
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Joe Fults
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Thanks for sharing the bits about the vendor struggles. Always good to have open eyes regarding these things!
"The goal shouldn’t be to avoid being evil; it should be to actively do good." - Danah Boyd
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Kel Rekuta
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Bump
Has Best Armour gotten back on track since last year? A decade ago they were our go-to armoury for gauntlets but the communication problems last year were disconcerting.
I have a senior student looking for custom sized gauntlets for full contact armoured combat. She has small hands, off the shelf won't do.
Cheers!
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Jean-Carle Hudon
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Eric Dubé still does great work. He can be reached at the Duché de Bicolline, a larp town where he does double duty as official photographer. Can't give you an idea as to rates.
Bon coeur et bon bras
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