News and Blogs
Spear meant for the holidays!
Every year we catch ourselves realizing there is not that much time till the gift giving season is upon us like an in...
Uncovering the Details of our French Rapier
Our French Rapier is one of our most popular rapiers and a true sculpture in steel. The guard is a classic form of a...
2023 Pumpkin Destruction Awards
2023 has again brought out some really great submissions to the Pumpkin Destruction contest! All of the entries wer...
Characteristics of a high-end rapier
Today we take an in-depth look at two historical rapiers from the Oakeshott Institute Collection and compare them to ...
Experimenting with the impact of Medieval quenching recipes on steel hardness
On Oct 25th The Oakeshott Institute live cast their latest quarterly lecture on researching involving the Institute, ...
Learning about history from medieval reenactment
Today we share some ideas about how medieval reenactment events can inform and contribute to our understanding of his...
An update for our customers
Hello friends. We are taking the opportunity today to update our customers and fans on some changes at Arms and Armo...
Medieval Sword Crafting Research
As modern day sword makers we could just make pieces that look right and call it good. But, one of our strengths and ...
How did you start making swords?
Looking back through the flow of life that led me to being a sword maker for the last four decades, I blame one fello...
Show us your Arms and Armor shirt!
Our new T-shirts have started to hit folk's mailboxes and we are excited to see how you look in your Arms and Armor +...
Pumpkin destruction 2023! Unleash the Spice!
Alert, Alert, Alert!
Our lookouts have signaled. The orange Gordian hoard is on the move! Interlopers have been spot...
The Hotspur, a custom type XVIII longsword
Today we take a look at another custom piece from Arms and Armor. This is a wide bladed type XVIII longsword modeled...