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How to break your sword...
Today we examine how battle damage, especially edge on edge contact between sharp swords can lead to failure and brea...
Pumpkin Destruction 2022 Winners
This year we've had some really great submissions to the pumpkin destruction contest! All of the entries were excell...
What is a Sword Furbisher?
Our post today delves into the finishing of swords and hilts in the 16th century. In our previous posts on historica...
Medieval Hunting and Feasting
This weekend marks the beginning of the fall hunting season in Minnesota with the pheasant opener on Saturday, Octobe...
Pumpkin Destruction Contest 2022!
We hereby announce the return of the Arms & Armor Pumpkin Destruction Contest! Arm yourself. Form up your milit...
What we learn from Weapons vs Armor Tests - Whiskey & Weapons V
Our post about the Rondel Dagger vs Mail from Sept 26th we got a lot of great comments and suggestions, we also had m...
Talhoffer Messer
We take a look at a recently completed messer crafted along the lines of some of the pieces illustrated in Talhoffer...
Arms & Armor War Hammer
In the late medieval period the war hammer evolved into several forms designed to combat armored opponents. The sin...
A sword for fighting in the Bolognese tradition
Achille Marozzo was an Italian fencing master of the late 15th-mid 16th century. His 1536 fencing manual, known as ...
Custom Venetian Pirata Sword
In the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries Venice was one of Europe's greatest powers, drawing its wealth from the exte...
Hungarian Sword with Custom Scabbard
Today we are checking out our Hungarian Sword with a custom hard scabbard. The blade on this sword is an Oakeshott t...
Accepting Rapier Orders
We have been able to solidify some of our supply chain challenges that have plagued us over the last two years. Our ...