News and Blogs

14 Jul

Today we take a closer look at the Arms and Armor Knightly Riding Sword, a one-handed arming sword from the early 16t...

10 Jul

Today we check out a story from the shop. One of our crew, the talented Thomas, has always had an interest in the typ...

07 Jul

Here are a few shots from the shop of what it looks like before we head to a show. As you can see our carts are he...

30 Jun

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

23 Jun

When you set out to buy a new training sword there are a variety of issues you need to consider, including your budg...

19 Jun

Happy Juneteenth from all of us at Arms and Armor. Today we take a look at a civil war sword recently acquired by th...

16 Jun

The shape of the pommel and the length of the grip, (and its shape, but we will deal with that another time) signific...

12 Jun

We have done renaissance fairs for over 40 years and they have changed a great deal over that time. We thought it mi...

09 Jun

The terminology that we use to describe many types of swords has little to do with what swords might have been called...

05 Jun

People often ask us how they can learn more about swords. This is a fraught question because there are many different...

02 Jun

A query from one of our viewers on a recent video prompted us to answer his questions in this quick video about cros...

29 May

Today we take a close look at this elegant left-hand dagger based on original pieces from late 16th century Italy. T...