Cutting
Medieval Longword Edge Sharpness
Today we will look in detail at a specific surviving longsword's edge and how sharp such a sword would have been in p...
Hungarian Sword Spotlight
The Arms and Armor Hungarian Sword is an Oakeshott type XI blade based on an original sword from the early 13th centu...
Medieval Sword Edges, how sharp?
When we look at the functionality of a sword, the edge and point are the only reason the rest of the piece exists. As...
Does Cutting Wood With a Sword Teach Us Anything?
There are periodic debates among sword lovers about what kinds of abuse a sword should be able to survive. On the one...
Cutting with an English Bill
Today we put an Arms and Armor English Bill through its paces. The English Bill is a 16th century pole arm that was ...
The Polish Saber its history and impact
No sword is ever created in a vacuum. This goes for any weapon or armor for that matter. This fact is one of the most...
Grunwald Sword Spotlight
If you ask someone to draw a picture of a medieval sword, they are very likely to draw something similar to this sing...
Irish Axe Spotlight- New Item
...from the axe there is always anxiety. If you think you are free from anxiety, you are not free from an axe.
Cloth Armor vs Daggers and Swords
Many aspects of how, exactly, historical armors worked remain unknown. In today's blog we investigate the protective...
Is my kid old enough for a sword?
While today we are craftspeople creating replicas of weapons and armor from the past, this was not always the case. A...
An in-depth look at Moonbrand, an iconic Type XIV Medieval Sword
A type XIV Medieval Sword in detail