Flintlock Replica Weapons for Reenactments and Collectors

A Flintlock replica is more than just a copy of a flintlock weapon: it is the reproduction of a weapon that existed sometime in history, and appears just as the original did when new. Too many replicas do not fit that definition, but if you look carefully online you will be able to find true replicas of pieces that can be viewed in museums, or that have been known to exist.

Flintlock pistols are especially sought after by those that either take part in reenactments, or that collect replica weapons of various kinds. However, before discussing that let’s have a look at how flintlock pistols work. It is the firing mechanism that is referred by the term flintlock. The cock, or hammer, was fitted with a tightly held blade of flint and then drawn back to the half-back position, known as half-cock.

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Renaissance Fair time has ended

What many do not know is the Renaissance period covered some 300 years from the end of the 1300s to the beginning of the 1700s. A long time, and it covered many eras of different fashions in many different countries. The great Italian period of the 14th and 15th centuries were over by the great French and English periods of the 16th to 17th centuries. Many would disagree of course, but this is about clothing and not greatness of the nations.

There are some websites from which you can purchase reproduction medieval and Renaissance costumes, and if you get the right ones then you will have a marvelous range from which to choose. You have a choice of shoes and boots of the period, shirts, doublets, jackets and uniforms. If you want them for a collection or simply to wear at functions, themed parties or as a really authentic dress for a costume ball, then you will be able to choose from clothing made to genuine designs of the period.

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Renaissance Costumes for today's Lady in Waiting

How about a gorgeous emerald dress that would have been worn by a real ‘lady’ in these bygone times, or would you prefer the more earthy appeal of a peasant dress or skirt, or even a pure white Celtic chemise? There is a lot more to the Renaissance period than most imagine, and these were the days of Pirates of the Caribbean, including the famous female pirates. You can own a typical female pirate costume of the era to show off at your next themed barbecue.

Or how about a beautiful ladies fleur-de-lis gown in navy and gold as would have been worn at the French court? Would you prefer something for a man, such as peasant’s breeches or the cross gartered longer trousers as worn by a higher class villein? These were the days of distinction, not only between classes of nobles, but also between classes of peasants. The peasants themselves, all over Europe, were of different classes and these were distinguished largely by the type of clothing they wore.


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Medieval and Renaissance Costumes for Your Next Themed Party

When most people think of medieval and Renaissance costumes, they think of marvelously beautiful dresses worn at sumptuous balls, and the long flowing dresses normally associated with ladies-in-waiting to the Queens of Europe. The think of the regal and the royal, the great kings and queens and the aristocracy of Europe.

However, it was not all like that, and most do not really understand that the Renaissance period in Italy took a long time to sweep to the rest of Europe. Italy had its day in the classical eras of Michelangelo Buonarroti, who was commissioned by Pope Julius II to repaint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel that took from 1508 to 1512 to complete. That occurred during the true Renaissance period.

It was also the period of Leonardo Da Vinci and Raphael, and while you are unlikely to be able to afford to purchase any work by any of the great Renaissance painters, you will be able to purchase the clothing that may have been worn by them. Don’t get excited - not the actual garb, of course, but a reproduction of it. The real things have rotted away many centuries ago. However, there is a lot of medieval and renaissance reproduction costume and clothing available online these days. Get the right website, and you will be in a dreamland.



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Looking for Renaissance clothing, Renaissance costumes

Whatever type of Renaissance clothing you are seeking, you will find it online. However, please keep in mind that the era of rebirth of science and art in one country was still the dark ages in another. It took over 300 years for the Renaissance to affect all Europe as it was known at that time, and the more advanced countries were not necessarily as they are now.

Five hundred years of war have changed Europe beyond all recognition, and yesteryear’s knight would not recognize today’s boundaries, or even country names. However, one thing will not change, and that is the type of clothing that they wore. That is known from remnants found, and now displayed in museums, and from drawings and early printing from the Renaissance period.

There is a wide variety of medieval and Renaissance costumes available online today, and if you find the right website you will find a treasure trove of wonderful clothing that exactly replicates what was worn by the people of these times. Many regard them as exciting times, but for others they were times of witchcraft, burnings at the stake and hideous torture.

Whether rebirth or excruciating death, it all depends on your point of view. You, however, can enjoy the clothing they wore, and show it off at your next Renaissance party or medieval themed barbecue.





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Men's Renaissance Clothing - Medieval Costumes

Men were slightly different than women in that their costumes had more variability according to their position. Whereas women were chattels, the men had a position to hold, and even the serfs dressed according to their position in the serfdom of the day. Breeches were worn by the lowest classes, while the higher serf such as the villein or freeman, would wear long cross gartered trousers. It is the reproduction coats and shirts, however, which most people yearn for.

Leather doublets, brigandines and even musketeer’s shirts and tunics are in great demand, and a French highwayman’s coat or a Scottish kilt of the era are also available. Although this was the Renaissance era in Italy, the fourteenth century was also the era of William Wallace and Robert Bruce, the great heroes of Scotland. Agincourt was fought in 1514, and these were the times of the armor clad knights, Joan of Arc and the three Musketeers.

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Medieval and Renaissance Costumes for Modern People

Medieval and Renaissance Costumes for Modern People

Medieval and renaissance costumes bring to life the fashion sense of the men and women of early fifteenth to late sixteen century Italy, and of the rest of Europe up to half a century later.

Although the term ‘fashion sense’ might appear to be a facetious term for that era, in fact the Italians were no less fashion conscious five hundred years ago as they are now. Then, Renaissance was the time of Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and the Tudors such as King Henry VIII. It was a time of rebirth, which is what the word literally means. So was the clothing worn in that era up to the standard of the art and science that it is better known for?

What was medieval in Middle Ages England was Renaissance in Italy and France. What is commonly described as Renaissance clothing can range from a country maid’s costume, available from some online websites, to the full kit of a Lady in Waiting to the Italian throne. In fact if you are interested in this period of history you can purchase clothing designed to the exact styles worn by people of all classes in that era.

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