CLOAK PINS / PENANNULAR BROOCHES

Small penannular brooches are used to fasten clothing either at the collar or at the waist. Larger penannular brooches are called Cloak Pins as they are used for fastening a cloak. All the designs on this page are very tough, solid and chunky.

WROUGHT IRON CLOAK PINS

Hand made on a traditional forge these cloak pins can be used for Iron-Age, Viking or Medieval re-enactment.

Sizes given refer to the diameter of the ring.

SGS72DSmall Iron Penannular Brooch (25mm) £10, US$, €
SGS72BMedium Iron Penannular Brooch (50mm) £11, US$, €
SGS72CLarge Iron Penannular Brooch (60mm) £12, US$, €
SGS78Large Iron Cloak Pin with intricate hand wrought iron decoration (90mm) £40, US$, €

BRONZE CLOTHES PINS

Small Viking penannular brooches to be used as clothes pins. Copies of original designs from Birka in solid bronze.

Sizes given refer to the diameter of the ring.

SGS152ABronze clothes pin from Birka (30mm) £10, US$, € Bronze Viking penannular brooch

ADB88 - Viking Penannular Brooch We don't keep this item in stock. Click here for delivery times

Modelled on a find from Gotland. Size (not including pin) 32mm.

Bronze £58, US$, €
Silver £105, US$, €

AD59 - Viking Cloak Pin We don't keep this item in stock. Click here for delivery times

Large cloak pin modelled on a find from Vestfold, Norway, 9th - 10th century. Size (not including pin) 80mm. (Non-stock item, 1-2 months to produce)

Bronze £210, US$, €
Silver £375, US$, €

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE OF PENNANULAR BROOCH / CLOAK PIN:
  1. Open the cloak pin so that the pin is pointing in the opposite direction to the hole in the ring.
  2. Stick the pin through the cloth and then back out again so that the pin is held in place by the cloth.
  3. Close the cloak pin all the way so that the end of the pin passes through the ring.
  4. Turn the ring though 90 degrees.

CLOTHES HOOKS / GARTER HOOKS

AD50 - Raven Hook We don't keep this item in stock. Click here for delivery times

Clothing hook / garter hook, Borre style from Yaroslavl, Russia. This item is made deliberately lightweight so as not to hang too heavy on clothing.

Bronze £35, US$, € Each
Silver £58, US$, € Each

CLOTHES CLASPS

AD51 - Raven Clasp We don't keep this item in stock. Click here for delivery times

Clothes clasp, used to close the neck of a tunic for instance.

Bronze £70, US$, €
Silver £116, US$, €