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Merry Axemass and Happy New Spear 2023!
Merry Axemass and Happy New Spear to all! It's that time of year when all are hoping they are on the nice list and ...
A&A Black Prince Friday!!
We hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving or at least a nice Thursday off! As a way to bring some of the commer...
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...
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, ...
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 ...