Armor
Bec de Corbyn
Our Bec de Corbyn is a replica of an original 16th century knightly weapon. The original of this piece was obviousl...
Castlerock Museum armor and weapons in history
In our work at Arms & Armor, and doing research as The Oakeshott Institute, we have been lucky enough to visit ma...
Medieval Weapons, seeing the details
In our last post we talked about some of the pluses and minuses of going to a museum with one of us. It is a great w...
"upon this charge Cry 'God for Harry, England, and Saint George!"
Yesterday, the 23rd of April, was the Feast of St. George. It is the traditional day that St George is said to have ...
A prototype sword for training armored HEMA
Today we take a look at a prototype training sword for Harnesfechten, or armored combat. The training swords typical...
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...
How to stab through an armor visor
When fighting in plate armor the historical sources tell us to attack the weak points of your opponents harness. The...
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...