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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 +...
Arms & Armor's War Hammer
The war hammer was a late medieval weapon hand weapon designed to defeat plate armor. War hammers are part of the fa...
Gothic Hunting Sword
One of the medieval practices we use in our shop is trying to let little go to waste. That is how we will use certai...
Irish Medieval Swords
One of the more unique styles of medieval swords are the examples identified as Irish. These intriguing pieces and ta...
Two Fairs at Once!
We are in our busiest time of the year. We have booths open at both the Bristol Renaissance Fair and the Minnesota Re...
Comparing Our Celtic Spear, is it the most versatile?
What makes a weapon versatile?
I had a couple of conversations with customers this last few weeks about our Celtic Sp...
Swords and Fashion in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Today we take a look at four period swords from the Oakeshott Institute collection, two from the medieval period and ...
Sword Memes, the best kind of memes!
In today's post we thought it would be fun to share. some of our favorite sword comedy memes with you. Does this acco...
A dagger acquired, lost and reborn, a shop story from A&A.
Today we check out a story from the shop. One of our crew, the talented Thomas, has always had an interest in the typ...
Castlerock Museum armor and weapons in history
In our work at Arms & Armor, and doing research as The Oakeshott Institute, we have been lucky enough to visit ma...
Dude's guide to the Renaissance Festival
We have done renaissance fairs for over 40 years and they have changed a great deal over that time. We thought it mi...