News and Blogs

08 Jun

Today we take a look at how gaining contact with an armored opponent by placing your point into their maille makes mo...

26 May

Today Craig Johnson and Dr. Nathan Clough discuss two recent articles published in Acta Periodica Duellatorum, an ope...

15 May

Buying a high-end sword or other medieval weapon can be quite an investment, and folks are often worried about actual...

07 May

Today we demonstrate a technique for creating a hard exterior layer on low carbon steel or iron called case hardening...

01 May

Today we take a look at our new and improved Burgundian Poleaxe, a very close replica of item A925 in the Wallace Col...

24 Apr

Today we compare our standard feder called the Fechterspiel, which means "assault of arms", with a custom piece in go...

16 Apr

Today we show you an easy way to see if a piece of steel is hard or mild. This is called a spark test. When hardened...

06 Apr

Today we take a quick look at how different historical pommel shapes influence how the sword interacts with a...

03 Apr

Today we take a look at two custom longsword trainers that were designed to fit the needs of a client of ours who pra...

27 Mar

Today we highlight some of the techniques for fighting to first blood with a historical feder in relative safety. The...

12 Mar

Today we show off a couple of custom pieces inspired by pieces in the Castle Saint Angelo, the Papal fortress in Rome...

06 Mar

Today we take a quick look at a custom falchion loosely based on one portrayed in Caravaggio's 1598-ish Judith Behead...