We noticed that in recent weeks there have been some posts on Diatribe concerning a range for which we are Distributors within Australia and New Zealand.
In New Zealand our goods are being marketed through King of Swords who are based in Napier. kingofswords.co.nz They do not have any stock of the Eagle Flex range at present but we are hoping that there will be sufficient interest in the range shortly to enable them to have goods shipped directly to them.
Esford offer substantial discounts to members of re-enactment and LARP groups and forsee that a similar deal may be available through King of Swords in the future…
I will be attending the Great Lake Tournament, in Taupo, in January, at which King of Swords will have a stall. I will also have a sample range of the Eagle Flex gear with me for display.
The Eagle Flex range is made from moulded Polyethylene foam with a covering of Latex. esford.com/armourylarp.htm The cores of the weapons are made of fibre-glass, the tips of which are covered with Kevlar tape. The current range has been developed by Deepeeka and will be expanded in the near future. We are also currently designing some weapons that we will have produced in the New Year.
In addition to this range we also offer a range of leather helmets, vembraces, greaves, quivers and armour that are suitable for LARP.
We have been carrying the Deepeeka Eagle Flex range for about 18 months now and it is starting to take off really well here. We used this gear when we sponsored the Tournament of Youth at The Abbey Medieval Tournament livinghistory.com.au
Terry Fitzsimmons (Living History Aust) also runs Knight School during the long holidays and this year all of his sessions were booked out a month before they started. He has purchased sufficieint gear from us to equip 50+ participants at one time and has said that the product is holding up well and that the interest is really keen.