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31 Jul

What makes a weapon versatile? I had a couple of conversations with customers this last few weeks about our Celtic Sp...

30 Jun

In our work at Arms & Armor, and doing research as The Oakeshott Institute, we have been lucky enough to visit ma...

28 Apr

The answer to this question will depend on whether you like swords or not and if you do how much of a sword geek are ...

17 Mar

Happy St Patrick's Day to all. We thought it would be the perfect day to talk about the types of arms a Medieval Iris...

12 Dec

We know you've all been waiting for it with bated breath, the 2022 Arms and Armor holiday gift guide! ...

09 Dec

We have got a quick addition for your sack full of gifts today. So if you have any room left amongst all the axes you...

08 Aug

We thought it would be a good idea to add some definitions to our earlier post about sword terms. Communication and...

15 Jul

When fighting in plate armor the historical sources tell us to attack the weak points of your opponents harness. The...

18 Apr

The spear is one of our favorite weapons for its simplicity and economic use of resources. It often gets short shrif...

15 Apr

Experimental archaeology can be an essential contributor to our understanding of historical events. In many cases re...

08 Apr

Here at Arms and Armor we are always looking for ways to make our products even more awesome. As was suggested in a ...

28 Jan

When we recreate a weapon from the past there are always decisions and compromises to make regarding which historic e...

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