Feders
A Sword for Ice Breaker 2024!
This coming weekend is Ice Breaker 2024 the upper midwest's spring HEMA Tournament. We have been supporters and fans...
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...
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...
The 20 year anniversary of our first HEMA trainers/feders
Here at Arms and Armor we've been making swords for a long time. Although we officially incorporated in 1982, our p...
Grip Size and Gripping the Sword
The sword world is beginning to have events and tournaments again. I have been fielding lots of questions from folks ...
Custom I.33 Trainer
One of the most interesting aspects of our work is designing training swords that really feel and move like historica...
Spada da Zogho: A Sword for the Flower of Battle
An interesting aspect of being a sword maker is trying to create swords to fit particular historical uses. In today'...
Montante Trainer Spotlight
The montante was a large two handed sword that became popular in 17th century Spain and Portugal. It was related to ...
Choosing a sword for test cutting
With the continuing popularity of test cutting with longswords as a way to improve sword fighting skills, and as a co...
