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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 ...
Our Claymore is available again!
We are happy to announce that our Highland Claymore is available again to order. The past two years of supply and ser...
Sword Term Definitions
We thought it would be a good idea to add some definitions to our earlier post about sword terms. Communication and...
Reviewing the Reviewers - Whiskey & Weapons III
In the last two decades the biggest change in the modern sword market has been how the internet and its users have c...
Hows the fair going? 2022 Renaissance Update.
This time of year, a question we hear a lot is - How is the fair going? Being we are heading into the 4th weekend of ...
The 20 year anniversary of our first HEMA trainers/feders
Here at Arms and Armor we've been making swords for a long time. Although we officially incorporated in 1982, our p...
Can you make a sword to fit a scabbard?
Today we will look at a project that we recently completed that is one of the tougher challenges for a sword maker, C...
How to stab through an armor visor
When fighting in plate armor the historical sources tell us to attack the weak points of your opponents harness. The...
Remembering Fight Choreographer William Hobbs
"From the beginning I always tried to think my choreographies through the characters who had to fight.” William Hobbs