Impact Weapon
Arms & Armor's War Hammer
The war hammer was a late medieval weapon hand weapon designed to defeat plate armor. War hammers are part of the fa...
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...
Throwing Nordland Axes, Summer Fun
Spring is in full swing here and we all know young warriors can think of only one thing in spring. That's right, axe ...
How to tighten your Nordland Axe head.
Today we are going to take a quick look at how to tighten your Nordland Axe head if it should ever work loose. This a...
Arms & Armor War Hammer
In the late medieval period the war hammer evolved into several forms designed to combat armored opponents. The sin...
Hows the fair going? 2022 Renaissance Update.
This time of year, a question we hear a lot is - How is the fair going? Being we are heading into the 4th weekend of ...
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...
Hardened Nordland Axe
One of our most popular items has an upgrade for 2022. It still has the classic lines of the original axe excavated i...
Heavy vs Light Axe, which to choose?
Medieval axes existed in a large diversity of types and styles. Here we have three versions of large war axe in varyi...
Hardened Hungarian Axe
Today we look at an update to one of our most popular items, the Hungarian Axe. This handy and deadly axe has been a ...
Nordland Christmas
It has been a very busy couple of weeks at the Arms & Armor shop. We have been forging and grinding our little el...
Dane Battle Axe vs. Historical Armor
Today we take a look at how Dane axes interact with cloth and maille armors. These axes were a popular weapon during...