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Frankish - buckle with red - W-32

A Frankish buckle with red enamel.  This piece had garnet inlay.  For a 2" wide belt, narrowed to 1 1/4" at buckle bale.  4" long (10.4 cm)  Also can be used as a Germanic piece.   Has split rivets on...

Bird from Book of Kells - O-01

Inspired by the decoration in the Book of Kells, this piece is  in red enamel looking backward to the left.  Birds were a huge theme in Celtic, Frankish and Saxon art!  There are many examples of bird pendant and brooches...

Frankish Brooch - A-14

Brooch 2 1/4" - (4.8 cm) Gold plated, red enamel filled Back of brooch has a steel pin. It is quite strong.  This brooch is from St. Denis in Paris, it was the brooch of Queen Arnegunde

Bird Brooch - Enamel - SB16

A Bird brooch from Germany, can be used for Frankish pins.  The original had garnet inlay and we have used red enamel for the piece. 2 1/4" x 2" (5.7 x 5 cm)

Frankish - Germanic Round Brooch - Chip Carved! - A-60

A round brooch featuring chip carving.  The brooch has a steel pin back and is quite strong! 

The Sutton Hoo Triangular Zoomorphic Strap mount S-38

In this mount the three circular cells give the effect of eyes and nostrils of an animal head.  It is thought it might have served as a counter plate to the rectangular buckle, as is often seen in Frankish and...

Frankish belt buckle - from St. Denis - B-54

Based on a buckle from St. Denis Cathedral just outside of Paris, France.  Dating from the Frankish times! 4 5/8" X 2"  (11.7 x 5 cm)

Frankish - Germanic Round Brooch - W-92

Round brooch from Dittigheim, Germany, Grave 297, 1 5/8" (4 cm)

Frankish belt plate - W90B

Belt plate from Germany shown in Die Goten by Verlag.  The Franks and Germanic tribes often used matching belt plates on both sides of the buckle bale.  This is the 2nd plate.  1 3/4"  (4.7 cm)

Out of the VAULT!

  From time to time we will be pulling items out of our VAULT!  In our 35 years we have put items in our vault.  It is now time to pull this bird out for a time!  Order now again,...

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Sutton Hoo Helm castings available

The crest and face bronze castings from the Sutton Hoo helm sized for a SCA legal helmet are now available.

Vacation!

We will be on a Family Vacation until 1-15-26.  Any orders will be delayed until after we return.

Store is taking orders again!

It has been a challenging year for us. My wife fell in January, and cracked her arm above the elbow. She was in a locking brace until May. In February...

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