News and Blogs
Black Friday and Holiday Deals
The holiday season is closing in on us and the little (well, not that little) elves at Arms and Armor are preparing s...
Shock knives for HEMA dagger work?
Today we watch Dr. Nathan Clough get electrocuted for science, er, kind of... Shock knives are a martial arts trainin...
Introducing our new historical trainer, the Fechtschule Feder
Today we are happy to announce that the initial batch of our new historical fencing longsword is available. This is a...
Risers on spear shafts: What are they for?
Today we take a look at some historical depictions of leather and iron risers on the shafts of late medieval and Rena...
Should I put my finger over the crossguard when holding a sword?
Today we look at a little piece of sword technology called the ricasso, the unsharpened extension of the tang that al...
Cane fighting vs. Sword fighting
Today we take a look at how your choice of weapon impacts where you ought to hit your opponent on their body. Sticks ...
Custom Seaxs for Vikingfest 2025
Today we take a look at two original seaxs from the the early medieval period that reside in the Oakeshott Institut...
Reproducing a 16th century training longsword from the Met Museum
Today we are happy to announce that we are producing a very close replica of a pair of 16th century German training l...
Type XX Longsword with unique hilt finish
A just finished custom order is our focus today. It is an Oakeshott type xx longsword with a bronze rubbed hilt. This...
A Spear From Fiore De Liberi
Today we take a look at a custom project we recently completed, a spear or ghiaverina based on an illustration from F...
Sidesword vs. Rapier: What's the Difference?
Today we dig into naming conventions around some single-handed swords from the Renaissance - side swords and rapiers....
A custom Roncone by Arms and Armor
Today we take a look at a recently completed custom order, a Rocone or Italian Billhook. This is a late medieval pole...