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Experience the Joy of One-Handed Swords!
Today we have a word or two in support of the one handed sword. The most common style of sword throughout the medieva...
Understanding sword edges
I recently had a nice talk with a younger fellow who was discussing his first sword purchase and some of his concerns...
A custom Roman Gladius
Almost certainly the most iconic sword of the ancient world was the Roman Gladius. This sturdy short sword was the ar...
Concealed Weapons, do they work?
In today's post we discuss how weapons that are concealed in another object might actually be useful or not. It may w...
One Holiday Longsword Left!
We have just one of our holiday special longswords left! So we decided to discount it even more! So whoever has been...
Training Swords From Different Times
Today we take a look at three different training swords from the 14th, 15th, and 16th centuries. We compare a replic...
Longsword for Christmas? Discount?
We have three of our special one of longswords left. They have been crafted to be excellent cutters and feel great i...
Gothic Hunting Sword
One of the medieval practices we use in our shop is trying to let little go to waste. That is how we will use certai...
Irish Medieval Swords
One of the more unique styles of medieval swords are the examples identified as Irish. These intriguing pieces and ta...
A dagger acquired, lost and reborn, a shop story from A&A.
Today we check out a story from the shop. One of our crew, the talented Thomas, has always had an interest in the typ...
I need a real sword
I had a nice conversation with a new customer last week who was trying to decide what kind of sword to buy. H...
What Weapons did Irish Warriors Use?
Happy St Patrick's Day to all. We thought it would be the perfect day to talk about the types of arms a Medieval Iris...