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The Xiphos
Today we look at the Xiphos, the classic double-edged sword of the ancient Greek warrior. It is a weapon that straddl...
Dr. Amanda Taylor on the Sword Guy Podcast
Our research and work involves collaboration with scholars across the world. This includes many disciplines as we st...
Distal and Profile Taper of European Swords
Alright, this post comes with a long video, so settle in and grab some popcorn or a beer. Among historical sword afi...
Custom I.33 Trainer
One of the most interesting aspects of our work is designing training swords that really feel and move like historica...
13 most asked questions from the Ren Faire
We are back to doing shows with customers, at least for the present, fingers crossed. We have done renaissance fairs ...
Dagger and War Hammer vs. Maille Armor
In today's video we continue our quest to learn how various weapons interact with different historical armors. Today...
Norseman Spear vs maille armor
In today's blog we highlight our Norseman Spear and demonstrate its thrusting ability against riveted maille armor. W...
Our first Renaissance Festival since COVID
This past weekend was the first live event that we have officially attended since the advent of the plague, and it fe...
Anglo-Saxon Sword Spotlight
Our Anglo-Saxon Sword is a great example of the type of weapon wielded by the warriors of the late 10th and early 11...
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...
What is a gothic sword?
Today we examine what it means to call a weapon "Gothic". Though there is a subset of our readers who may have in min...
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...