Today's post is a look at the fit and finish goals we have for our pieces when we make you a sword. We have always been inspired by the original items we have seen in collections and at the museums of the world.
I talk through some of the ways we work our items to give you a sword that looks like it is from 1550 as opposed to 2025. Our hope is always that if a person time traveled from the past they would look at our pieces as a well made item from their own time.
also the patented ramble at the end is free.
Nathan Clough, Ph.D. is Vice President of Arms and Armor and a member of the governing board of The Oakeshott Institute. He is a historical martial artist and a former university professor of cultural geography. He has given presentations on historical arms at events including Longpoint and Combatcon, and presented scholarly papers at, among others, The International Congress on Medieval Studies.
Craig Johnson is the Production Manager of Arms and Armor and Secretary of The Oakeshott Institute. He has taught and published on the history of arms, armor and western martial arts for over 30 years. He has lectured at several schools and Universities, WMAW, HEMAC, 4W, and ICMS at Kalamazoo. His experiences include iron smelting, jousting, theatrical combat instruction and choreography, historical research, European martial arts and crafting weapons and armor since 1985