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17 May

As the medieval period evolved we see an increase in the size and technological complexity of the craft processes inv...

10 May

The last steps of making a sword blade are the finish polish and edging. In part 1 of this theme, we looked at the u...

07 May

Today we put an Arms and Armor English Bill through its paces. The English Bill is a 16th century pole arm that was ...

30 Apr

How a medieval sword blade looked when new is an interesting question. The finished blade would, like all human made ...

26 Apr

Today we talk a look at our replica of the hunting spear of Duke Friederich IV of Austria (1382-1439). Arms and Ar...

05 Apr

Here at Arms and Armor we are always on the look out for new research and resources on historical weapons. Over the d...

02 Apr

“ A master of Arms is more honorable than a Master of Arts for good fighting came before good writing.” John Marston...

29 Mar

An interesting aspect of being a sword maker is trying to create swords to fit particular historical uses. In today'...

19 Mar

If you ask someone to draw a picture of a medieval sword, they are very likely to draw something similar to this sing...

08 Mar

Our look at complex hilted swords continues in part 3 as we check out a replica Italian rapier and a 17th C Haudegen....

05 Mar

...from the axe there is always anxiety. If you think you are free from anxiety, you are not free from an axe.

01 Mar

For the second installment of our exploration of complex-hilted swords we look at two swords from the late 16th and ...

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