News and Blogs
Merry Seaxmas! Viking Battle Knives In Stock for Christmas
Today we take a look at three Viking period Seax battle knives that we have in stock for the holiday season. The two ...
A Happy New Spear! Introducing The Fébus Boar Spear.
Today we are happy to introduce you to a new product, the Fébus Boar Spear. This spear is based on an original 16th c...
Black Friday Weekend: Merry Axemas
This year for Black Friday we are offering a package deal on axes! If you purchase any Dane Axe you can add a Nordla...
Black Friday and Holiday Deals
The holiday season is closing in on us and the little (well, not that little) elves at Arms and Armor are preparing s...
Shock knives for HEMA dagger work?
Today we watch Dr. Nathan Clough get electrocuted for science, er, kind of... Shock knives are a martial arts trainin...
Introducing our new historical trainer, the Fechtschule Feder
Today we are happy to announce that the initial batch of our new historical fencing longsword is available. This is a...
Risers on spear shafts: What are they for?
Today we take a look at some historical depictions of leather and iron risers on the shafts of late medieval and Rena...
Should I put my finger over the crossguard when holding a sword?
Today we look at a little piece of sword technology called the ricasso, the unsharpened extension of the tang that al...
Cane fighting vs. Sword fighting
Today we take a look at how your choice of weapon impacts where you ought to hit your opponent on their body. Sticks ...
Custom Seaxs for Vikingfest 2025
Today we take a look at two original seaxs from the the early medieval period that reside in the Oakeshott Institut...
Reproducing a 16th century training longsword from the Met Museum
Today we are happy to announce that we are producing a very close replica of a pair of 16th century German training l...
Type XX Longsword with unique hilt finish
A just finished custom order is our focus today. It is an Oakeshott type xx longsword with a bronze rubbed hilt. This...