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Sword News! and friends in need!
Hello All. Today's post is a bit different as it's about the wider community of sword folks. The sword world seems t...
Experimenting with the impact of Medieval quenching recipes on steel hardness
On Oct 25th The Oakeshott Institute live cast their latest quarterly lecture on researching involving the Institute, ...
Swords and Fashion in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Today we take a look at four period swords from the Oakeshott Institute collection, two from the medieval period and ...
What are sword wounds like?
We are often asked "Can you imagine being stabbed with a sword?" Well yes we can, sadly. Not only do we have some pe...
Sword Movies to watch on Vacation!
In today's post we revisit and revise our movie list. It is a great way to spend some time over the holiday introduc...
Medieval Hunting and Feasting
This weekend marks the beginning of the fall hunting season in Minnesota with the pheasant opener on Saturday, Octobe...
Sword Term Definitions
We thought it would be a good idea to add some definitions to our earlier post about sword terms. Communication and...
Reviewing the Reviewers - Whiskey & Weapons III
In the last two decades the biggest change in the modern sword market has been how the internet and its users have c...
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 ...
Custom Wakefield Sword
Today we are going to look at a commission recently finished for a customer that turned out quite nice. This sword is...
Arms and Armor is headed for the Chivalric Fighting Arts Symposium
This weekend Arms and Armor VP Dr. Nathan Clough and James Rielly, noted HEMA instructor and manager of the A&A b...
New Crew at Arms & Armor
Many of you know that we've had some turnover in the past year with a couple of long term team members leaving us ...