We are happy to announce that our 2025 Arms and Armor t-shirts are now available. We also have some hoodies. These are being printed for us by a nice local shop in Minneapolis. They are available through Jan 1, and they will be printed and shipped to you directly the following week.
The v-neck version to show off those sick chest tats
This year, in celebration of 43 years of making dangerous historical weapons for the people, our design features an early 16th century wound man, a surgical diagram used in Renaissance medical texts to train medics about the types of injuries they might encounter. It also features our unofficial motto "Safety Third" translated into crumby latin for your delectation. Someone told us that our motto has been used by other people in other contexts, we don't care. To us it just means that making and using weapons is dangerous and if you don't have a sense of humor about it you will be both injured and sad instead of injured and happy.
Here is the link to order your A&A merch.
Also, look at and buy all of our nice pointy and sharp products here.
As always, our swords and other weapons are entirely made by us, by hand, at our shop in Minneapolis, MN. Sword blades are hand ground of 6150 carbon steel, hardened and tempered to 50-52 Rockwell. All of our products are made to look, feel, and function just like the historical originals on which they are based. Arms & Armor is dedicated to quality and authenticity. For over four decades we have worked with museums, collectors, and scholars around the world 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.
