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James Barker:
Thing about the aigeletts posted are they are huge and do not pass through a eyelet easy. The historic Enterprise ends are nice and small and work great.
Gaukler Medieval Wares makes them but they are a bit more pricey ($2 each if I recall) http://www.medievalwares.com/
Armor and castings also has them for $2 each: http://armourandcastings.com/index.php?page=1&_a=viewCat&catId=10
You can go down to your local hobby shop and by brass plates fairly cheap and make them yourself, I have a ton of 22g brass for just this purpose.
Sir James A:
I have the Historic Enterprises aglets and they pass through the holes on the MRL armor that I have. They seem period appropriate, as I would hope something from HE would. :)
Are the fancy ones period appropriate? I haven't seen them in any artwork, but I've never been nose-deep in it enough to notice.
Sir William:
Talk about detail oriented...I never gave these a thought! Anyone got their costrel yet? lol
Sir Rodney:
For those interested in mid-15th century garments, I highly recommend the FREE download provided by the Company of Saynt George simply titled Clothing Guide - Men. The amount of detail and documentation is incredible. Laces, points and aiglets are detailed on page 34.
--- Quote ---Warning! Do not use modern cotton lace or shoe laces. Aiglets should be a plain cone made of a rolled sheet of brass, no ball at the tip and no teeth along the edge.
--- End quote ---
Sir Rodney:
That being said, I'd still go for the fancy ones that Sir Brian highlighted. Gotta love the bling.
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