Anyone know of any cheap items for either conf or union - caps, jackets, trousers that sort of thing? Going to Zombie Fest LARP event(its wild west theme)and wanna do a Civil war vet type thing.

Found some bits n pieces on Ebay etc but wondered if anyone had other options, especially our US members.

No need for weapons etc as i'm buliding my own cannon - ho ho.

SAS

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Alan T. Alien
1st Lt Smith, SA "Sidewinder"
A13/TQ1.4.19720EX CMA
Founder of UKCM 13th Regt. 1st Batt. Freebooters
Founder of Special Armaments Section (Heavy Weapons)
"People don't understand. people like me"

I ithnk Ebay would be your cheapest bet.
for jus tCowboy stuff, Wild West Mercantile has good stuff in their bargin corral

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Rob Slater
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Also, I've seen some WoNA reenactors in the UK, maybe they have some stuff they no longer need

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Rob Slater
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Cheap?
No.

Only know of top dollar ones, I'm afraid.

im afraid you won't find anything cheap, unless its not well made. i thought about getting into re-enacting a while ago and it was pretty expensive.

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PFC Mike Rizzuto MVM
USS Blackhawk
3rd Batt 12th Regt

let me knwo what you're lookign for and I'll see what I can do, I don't think they need "quality" to do zombie, I assume they will be torn up. I might even have some reb' stuff laying around somewhere

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Rob Slater
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Ta Rex, anything of that era to give an ex civil war soldier look - even if its damaged. I'll be starting off as human, only become a Z if I get caught by em.

SAS

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Alan T. Alien
1st Lt Smith, SA "Sidewinder"
A13/TQ1.4.19720EX CMA
Founder of UKCM 13th Regt. 1st Batt. Freebooters
Founder of Special Armaments Section (Heavy Weapons)
"People don't understand. people like me"

Yeah Civil War is an expensive impression. Your best bet is just to get a cap. Most of our national parks sell them for reasonable, some great quality and others not so much.

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Rob Slater
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ACW is cheap compared to most things 20th Century.

Wish I could help but I've been out of the CW loop for a bit. WW2 seems to be the big rage here in California.

I can only help put together impressions. I think most of the places we used to get things from are still in business. But then again. Not cheap. I'd say if its Wild west and you can spend I'd recommend a sack coat and a kepi or slouch hat with markings and such and then keep your boots/shoes and pants western in style.

Though my favorite impression was this guy who came out as a Confederate Cherokee Captain when we reenacted the Battle of Pea Ridge, Arkansas, he portrayed a real man and he always wore Cherokee "Battle (un)dress" and then wore a torn up Confederate great coat with Captain's insignia that had braided tails, eagle and falcon feathers, etc. Dude was a total Badass. I can't remember his name though, I was a wee young one in those days, his war cry scared me...

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"The worth and value of a man is in his heart and his will; there lies his real honor. Valor is the strength, not of legs and arms, but of heart and soul..." -Michel de Montaigne

I do CW impression. Cheapest without looking cheap is http://www.mercurysutler.com/ They have a package deal around 155 US.
That is a sack coat, shirt, trousers, suspenders, kepi , belt and buckle.

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Michael Larson
Minnesota-USA

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Sutlers Stores/Authentic Sutlers Ltd. in Dorset, have Fed & CSA wool kepi's for under £20 - http://www.sutlers.co.uk/acatalog/ACWHats.html - as well as a full range of Civil War/Western/19thC clothing and accessories.