HEMA
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...
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...
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...
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...
Towton Sword Type XVIIIc
This type XVIIIc longsword is a great example of one of the most important things to know about swords. A good swo...
Arms and Armor is headed for the Chivalric Fighting Arts Symposium
This weekend Arms and Armor VP Dr. Nathan Clough and James Rielly, noted HEMA instructor and manager of the A&A b...
A knightly prize for the Icebreaker Open HEMA tournament
Today we unveil our donation as a prize for the Icebreaker Open tournament in Minneapolis this weekend, 4/29-31 2022....
Are spears good weapons?
The spear is one of our favorite weapons for its simplicity and economic use of resources. It often gets short shrif...
Grip Size and Gripping the Sword
The sword world is beginning to have events and tournaments again. I have been fielding lots of questions from folks ...
Complex Hilted Longswords- which should we make?
Here at Arms and Armor we have always loved complex hilted longswords. While we've made many as custom pieces over t...
Get a classic out of print book on Rapiers and Small-swords for Christmas
Rapier and Smallsword:1460-1820 by A.V.B. Norman is arguably the single most important reference work on complex hilt...
One of a kind Medieval 14th Century Sword
This elegant sword is available at this moment. It has a broad tapering blade with a classic beveled wheel pommel and...