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The Swords of Juneteenth
Happy Juneteenth from all of us at Arms and Armor. Today we take a look at a civil war sword recently acquired by th...
What pommel shape and grip length tell us about swords
The shape of the pommel and the length of the grip, (and its shape, but we will deal with that another time) signific...
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...
What is a Cut and Thrust Sword?
The terminology that we use to describe many types of swords has little to do with what swords might have been called...
Resources for researching swords
People often ask us how they can learn more about swords. This is a fraught question because there are many different...
How do cross guards work on swords and daggers?
A query from one of our viewers on a recent video prompted us to answer his questions in this quick video about cros...
The Milanese Parrying Dagger
Today we take a close look at this elegant left-hand dagger based on original pieces from late 16th century Italy. T...
Knife vs Dagger: What's the difference?
Today we take a look at the distinction between knives, which are primarily tools, and daggers, which are primarily w...
Comparing edge damage on an original federschwert to our Fechterspiel
This post is an update of an early one we did when we had just started blogging. We figure that many of you who cur...
Throwing Nordland Axes, Summer Fun
Spring is in full swing here and we all know young warriors can think of only one thing in spring. That's right, axe ...
I need a real sword
I had a nice conversation with a new customer last week who was trying to decide what kind of sword to buy. H...
Italian Pole Hammer by Arms and Armor
Today we take a look at a 15th century pole hammer we make based on an example in the Metropolitan Museum in New York...