Reproduction German WW2 uniform manufacturers (not vendors/resellers) - help!

[Donkoid]

I’m looking to contact a specific manufacturer of certain specific German WW2 reproduction uniforms sold by a number of vendors in the UK, USA Europe, such as Epic militaria, Soldier of fortune (RUM), Mantheline, Nestof, These include wool and hbt tunics, panzer wraps, Gebirgsjager wind jackets and anoraks, including the following:

https://www.epicmilitaria.com/german...nzer-wrap.html
https://www.epicmilitaria.com/ww2-ge...dak-tunic.html
https://www.epicmilitaria.com/german...-hbt-wrap.html

https://www.sofmilitary.co.uk/m44-he...underwood.html

https://nestof.pl/en/products/german...epro-6094.html
https://nestof.pl/en/products/german...epro-6433.html
https://nestof.pl/en/products/german...epro-5730.html

https://thehistorybunker.co.uk/WW2-G...op-Wind-Jacket
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WW2-WWII-...53.m1438.l2649

https://mantheline.com/product/ss-hbt-panzer-wrap/

Of course, as to be expected, the vendors are quite cagey about providing this information. This is quite frustrating, as I am looking to pass on some feedback direct to help make some improvements, but also having spent the last 3 years researching and developing a garment, to explore having it made to the same or better quality, which will add to the current catalogue and not compete with what is already available.

Having started reaching out to some companies via Alibaba and MadeinChina, I have had some responses, but probably not from the specific supplier(s) I need to speak to. My feeling is that they are probably based in the far east, China, but of course I could be wrong!

Can anyone recommend any other web sites, or trade shows, where the actual manufacturers (not just repro vendors) will be present? Of course, if you know exactly which oem company makes these specific reproductions listed above and how to contact them, that would be brilliant!

Many thanks

[jmcm]

[PZKG]

No!
What you are doing is damaging to the hobby, reroductions and reenactor stuff does not need better quality than they alreay have!

[Venturefan260]

No!
What you are doing is damaging to the hobby, reroductions and reenactor stuff does not need better quality than they alreay have!

I agree. Reproduction uniforms and equipment need to be cheap enough so that the average re-enactor can afford them. These are not meant to be museum-quality pieces. Not to mention how many high-grade fakes there are already in the market making collectors lives difficult.

If you want to buy a good quality reproduction, try Janke's products at Extraklasse.co.uk, Lost Battalions, or perhaps Partyzant.pl

-Joel

[Kehlsteinhaus]

Oh man you lot are so uptight....its just a bloody uniform he wants to make accurate

[Kehlsteinhaus]

No!
What you are doing is damaging to the hobby, reroductions and reenactor stuff does not need better quality than they alreay have!

I imagine there's ten times the amount spent on repro than orig in this world.

[Venturefan260]

Oh man you lot are so uptight....its just a bloody uniform he wants to make accurate

If it was just a single piece he wanted, it would be okay. But he's talking about increasing the quality of entire manufacturers. Not only is that bad for re-enactors because the prices would be higher, but for collectors of originals as well since more high-end fakes would appear in the market.

[Kehlsteinhaus]

If it was just a single piece he wanted, it would be okay. But he's talking about increasing the quality of entire manufacturers. Not only is that bad for re-enactors because the prices would be higher, but for collectors of originals as well since more high-end fakes would appear in the market.

Nonsense....those copies couldn't be mistaken for anything but what they are.

[Venturefan260]

Nonsense....those copies couldn't be mistaken for anything but what they are.

Of course, I doubt the quality could be increased to such levels. But still, the idea that repros keep getting better and better isn't a pleasant one. Fakers are always looking for ways to make more convincing items. Novices are the biggest victims of fraud and I wish people weren't faking stuff as much as they were. Nevertheless, many young re-enactors these days aren't made of money and they need the cheap China-quality repros. No need to increase their quality and price.