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MAKERS OF FINE HISTORICAL ARMS SINCE 1982

"The best replicas I have ever seen"  -  Ewart Oakeshott

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Unparalleled Knowledge and Experience

At Arms and Armor we hand-make a full range of historically accurate European weapons from the past thousand years. For over four decades we have worked with museums, collectors, and scholars to develop a deep understanding of European weapons; knowledge we use to make products that exemplify the finest qualities of the very best historic pieces.  

When we select historic items to reproduce, being pretty isn't enough, they have to move with grace and beauty, and beg to be used when in the hand.  These are pieces that feel as good as they look, and that work as well as they feel.

Our mission is to craft items that recreate the look, feel, and function of the best historic originals. Whether you are a Collector, Curator, Reenactor, or Historical Martial Artist, we will work with you to create the sword or other weapon of your dreams.

The ordering process

Due to the current level of orders and covid related supply challenges production times for some items are running longer than in the recent past. As always we are working to fulfill your order with the highest quality as soon as possible.

In stock items will be shipped as quickly as possible upon purchase. Items that are not in stock will be made for you at our shop in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Production swords, axes, and polearms etc. will usually be ready to ship within a couple of months. Rapiers and custom projects will take longer due to high demand and the complexity of production. If you are concerned about how long a project will take to finish please call or send an email prior to ordering.   -  Order Line 800 745 7345  -  aa@arms-n-armor.com

About Us

Blog posts

What is a Cut and Thrust Sword?

Craig Johnson

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

Nathan Clough

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?

Craig Johnson

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

Nathan Clough

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?

Nathan Clough

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

Nathan Clough

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...
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