|
| |
| Latest News |
| |
|
|
Gossip, Rumour &
Nonsense
|
There has been a lot of non factual rumour and gossip spread by people who know little of what they talk about. To find out what the facts are behind all the chatter please click here |
 |
| Changes to Opening Times |
Now Open For Phone Enquires On Wednesdays
Opening times for visitors: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays only 11 – 4pm
Open for telephone enquiries: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesdays, Thursday, Friday 10.30am – 5pm
Saturday 11am – 4pm
Open for internet sales: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day
Orders will be processed between 10am – 6pm
Open for emails: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day
Enquiries will be dealt with, within 3 -5 working days – wherever possible. |
|
| March 17th 2010 |
Pietta Products
We regret to announce that we have no further plans to import any more Pietta products. Unfortunately there is simply not enough demand in the UK for us to economically maintain the levels of stocks they require for us to be able to place an order.
We fully understand Pietta's difficulties in having to shut down their production in order to make a small manufacturing run of UK specification guns, which causes them huge problems and in turn creates long delivery times and higher prices.
Therefore until such time as there is a fundamental change in either the demand for them or the rules for importing them and the cost of stocking them we simply cannot afford to keep them anymore.
|
 |
| January 3rd 2010 |
IT Issues
After all the problems we experienced in 2009 with our IT systems we have completely changed our Internet Service Provisions. As of now the site is hosted on a super-fast hosting platform which will deliver our priduct images to you much more quickly than in the past.
Additionally it is a much more robust platform and we hope not to have the downtime that we expeienced in 2009.
|
 |
| December 3rd-5th 2009 |
Apologies for the loss of service over the past 2-3 days
Unfortunately we had to change our Broadband Provider as our previous one was closing down. We were promised a ''trouble free'' swop over, which as you can tell hasn't happened.
Apparently some of you can see parts of the site and some nothing at all. We have done everything we can but are stuck in the middle, we just have to wait whilst the geeks sort it out!
We can't receive emails either so in the meantime please call us on 01202 711660 and we will try to help with any queries |
 |
| |
|
|
| 19th - 22nd Sept 2009 |
Napoleonic - Regency - Wedding
(as seen on Sky TV)
The Sutlers Stores are proud to have supplied the Groom's Uniform and the Bride's Dress for Ian and Kelly's wedding during the Jane Austen Centre Festival festivities in Bath on 19th Sept 2009. With all the guests dressed in their Regency costumes, and the soldiers mostly from The Cumberland Guard in Southsea (another Sutlers Client for many years) were allowed to fire a salute in front of the Royal Crescent.
World Record For Regency Costume Wearing
The BBC reported today that a world record had been set at the Jane Austen Festival in Bath for the most amount of people dressed in Regency Costume. Over 400 participants stood in a group for 10 minutes to set the new record. To watch the short news report please click here.
We are pleased to see so many of our uniforms, dresses and gentlemen's outfits, not to mention, hats, guns and leather wear all being worn in this record breaking event! The Regency and Napoleonic period has for some years now been our most extensively supplied period, with costume and uniforms being hand made in our tailoring shop and supplied to enthusiasts all over the world. It is especially nice to see the hobby horse enthusiasts called The Dandy Chargers, a local group to us, who we first supplied nearly 10 years ago! |
Picture Credit Owen Benson
Picture Credit BBC
Picture Credit BBC |
| |
|
|
September 2009
Changes to Opening Times |
Changes to Our Business
It has been an interesting year for everyone and we are no exception!!
As a result of changes in customers ordering patterns and in particular due to a significant rise in tailoring orders over the last year we need to spend more time in our manufacturing department.
As a result we have no choice but to reduce the times that we are open to visitors, additionally we will also be closed completely on Wednesdays.
You will still be able to send us emails that will be replied to as soon as is humanly possible.
Opening times for visitors: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturdays only 11 – 4pm
Open for telephone enquiries: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 10am – 5pm
Saturday 11am – 4pm
Open for internet sales: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day
Orders will be processed between 10am – 6pm
Open for emails: 7 days a week, 24 hours a day
Enquiries will be dealt with, within 3 -5 working days – wherever possible.
If you want to visit us and you really cannot fit in with the days and times above; we are happy to discuss an alternative day (but not Sundays) and time (not after 6pm).
Please email or call us to discuss a suitable appointment.
These reduced opening times mean that we can spend more time on making, picking, packing and dispatching your order to you. At the moment we aim to deliver stock items within 14 days of ordering.
We hope by making the changes above we will be able to deliver bespoke made items faster than we currently do.
The new opening hours will commence from the 17th August 2009. |
|
| |
|
|
| July 09 |
Pietta News Update
We are still waiting for the rest of the delivery from Pietta. If you already have a gun on order we ask that you are patient for a little while longer. We assure you that they are coming and they are definitely worth the wait!!
For those of you who do not have a gun on order, we have decided to take a break from selling Pietta products. The reason is plain and simple. We do not like letting you, our customers down - and by prolonging this we will continue to let you down.
We will take receipt of the order we are waiting for but once they are all allocated we will not be ordering more for the moment. At the moment no models are available.
We are more than happy to take your details, (name, email address, telephone number and gun choice) by email or post. And once we have decided to import more we will be in contact. This will be done by email though so I am sorry but those of you without an email address we cannot guarantee that you will be contacted. However we will put an update on the website when the time comes.
We will continue to import the Winchesters and the Die Cast peacemakers - although these are taking time to come in too.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience caused but we are trying to improve our service to you. Thank You |
 |
February
2009 |
We have been supporting a 'Junior Hot Racer' for the last two seasons who now at the age of 13 is making quite a name for himself! Josh Murray in his first full year came 5th in the Southern Championship, competing mainly against kids 4-5 years older than himself. He also picked up a number of individual trophies and awards, including being his heat winner in the final of the Southern Championship. Well done Josh!! (Lewis Hamilton - watch out!) Click on picture to enlarge |
 |
| January 20th 2009 |
Page Errors
A few customers are having difficulties making payments due to a java script issue. We are trying to fix the problem as quickly as possible. Please call or email us if you are affected. Thanks! |
? |
| December 2008 |
Pietta Blankfirer News Update December 24th 2008
We received an unexpected phone call late yesterday from Customs & Excise at Heathrow Airport to say that a large consignment had arrived from Pietta. This does not usually happen!
We have no idea what is in this shipment but we have gone to Heathrow today (Christmas Eve) to collect it and will deal with shipping out the sold orders when we get back to work on January 2nd.
That is the best we can do at this time, even Sutlers have to have a break!
A very Merry Christmas to everyone |
 |
| November 08-2008 |
Pietta Blankfirer News Update November 8th 2008
We have heard from Pietta that there has been a delay in production on the civil war range; this shipment was due to be with us at the beginning of this month. We are still hoping that it will get to us before Christmas. We will keep you updated, as soon as we know we will let you know.
The Good News…
In place of this shipment Pietta are planning on sending the following shipment in its place at the beginning of December.
1873 4 3/4" Steel x only 9 available - £310 each
1873 5 1/2" Steel x only 7 available - £310 each
1873 7 1/2" steel x only 4 available - £310 each
1873 4 3/4" Steel engraved x only 4 available - £375 each
1873 5 1/2" Steel engraved x only 4 available - £375 each
1873 4 3/4 nickel engraved x only 8 available - £350 each
1873 5 1/2 nickel engraved x only 9 available - £350 each
1873 4 3/4 nickel x 7 available only - £350 each
1873 5 1/2 nickel x 9 available only - £350 each
The Thunderer 4 3/4 barrel x only 1 available - £325 each
The Thunderer 7 1/2 barrel x only 1 available - £325 each
As December is one of our busiest months for dispatching and processing orders, we will be taking orders for this shipment as of today – but FULL PAYMENT ONLY will be required. We will no longer accept deposit payments, it will be first come first served.
And of course we will still be accepting orders for the original shipment; FULL PAYMENT ONLY will be accepted from today onwards, current availability is as follows:
1851 Navy Brass now only x 2 available - £195 each
1851 Sheriff Nickel now only x 4 available - £265 each
1851 Sheriff Brass frame now only x 6 available - £195 each
1851 Navy Steel frame now only x 7 available - £225 each
1851 Sheriff Steel frame now only x 4 available - £225 each
1860 Army steel frame now only x 4 available - £225 each
1858 Remington steel now only x 4 available - £235 each
1858 Remington Texas now only x 3 available - £205 each
N.Y. Metropolitan Police now only x 2 available - £295 each
Confederate Navy Round Barrel now only x 3 available - £225 each
We suggest that you ORDER NOW TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
|
|
| |
|
|
| October 08 |
We are pleased to announce that the Sutlers Stores Collectors Edition Catalogue is now available.
It has been in development for over 2 years following continuous re-editing and the addition of hundreds of new photographs!
We are extremely proud of our Tenth Year Anniversary Catalogue which contains over 160 full colour pages and packed with new products and lots of useful information as well.
It covers all our periods of 1700 - 1950 and is without doubt the best uniform and accoutrement reference library for re-enactors collectors as well as invaluable for museums and people working in the television, theatre & film industry. |
|
| |
|
|
| August 08 |
Our very own Peter Veal took part as a soldier in the WWI section and many of the costumes evident in the film were made by the Sutlers Stores.
The Hovis lad runs from a bakers in 1886, through the years, his travels take him down Victorian streets, past a Suffragette protest, and alongside soldiers heading off to the First World War. He gets a glimpse of the swinging 60s, sees the unrest of the mid-80s, and the fireworks to herald the Millennium. All the while, clutching his loaf of Hovis eventually returning to his home and his mum in 2008. |
|
| |
|
|
| January 10th |
Home Secretary proposes to ban Deactivated Weapons Read More |
 |
| |
|
Click to read bbc pages |
December 4th
|
December 4th 2007
New shipment arrives in time for Christmas delivery!!
If you have a gun on order with us and it is not on this list then unfortunately it will be in the first shipment next year. Please do not call us to check as the phones are very busy at this time of the year and this is the most up to date information that we have. However if you see one below that you would prefer to change it for then please give us a call and we will do so on a first come first served basis.
Thank you for your patience!
Now Available from stock!!
Colt 1873 Single Action
'Blued Finish' in 4.75” 5.5” and 7.5” barrel lengths. Price from £295.00
Go to web page or call 01202-711 660 to order
Remington 1858 Texas 'Brass Frame' 8” Barrel, forward venting. Price £195.00*
Go to web page or call 01202-711 660 to order
New Models
Colt Sheriff 1851 'Nickel Plated Fully Engraved' 5” Barrel, forward venting. £375.00*
Colt Navy 1851 'Nickel Plated Fully Engraved' 8” Barrel, forward venting. £395.00*
Go to web page or call 01202-711 660 to order
* Not Affected by Violent Crime Act 2006 |
|
| |
|
|
 |
August
|
 |
Sutlers Stores supply costumes and accoutrements for new UK film project "Curses & Sermons"
Shooting finished on August 12th after many problems including Foot & Mouth and incredible Floods on location. The film stars; Philip Bulcock (The Cowboy) and Kasia Halpin (The Star).
Other cast members include Melanie Rook, Vanessa Parade, Nicola Kelleher, Poppy Antoniades and Becky Paul.
The crew includes Sam Edwards (Director of Photography), John Hargreaves (Pyrotechnics), Amy Rogers (Hair and Make Up) and Marc Hankins (Stills Photography). Original music is being composed by Steven Hackshaw. The film is being produced by the Company in association with Rebecca Preston and is directed by Nic Saunders.
The film is being shot primarily at Northwood Studios in London with location work across the South of England.
Information concerning the film may be obtained from the director Nic Saunders by Clicking Here
|
|
Photographs from the film "Curses & Sermons" are by Marc Hankins. (c) 14167 Films, 2007. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
June 15-29
|
|
June 29th The site was 'closed' for part of the day for maintenance, we are sorry for any inconvenience caused.
June 15th 2007. We had a technical problem with the site which is now repaired, many thanks for those of you who told us about it! If you discover a problem and send us an email with the details we will give you £5.00 off your next order!
Thank you. |
|
 |
|
|
April 23 |
|
Sutlers web pages are about to udergo a complete makeover, please don't worry if pages start changing suddenly!! News of website changes> |
|
 |
|
|
