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Whiskey and Weapons, The Beginning
Welcome to the inaugural Episode of Whiskey and Weapons! This will be a continuing conversation between Nathan and C...
Support The Oakeshott Institute from Anti-Sword Bias
This week Craig and Nathan talk about the challenges of keeping The Oakeshott Institute running during the plague, a ...
Arms & Armour History Conservation and Analysis
This volume brings together papers written by curators, conservators and scientists who have worked very closely wit...
The dangers of selling swords in the digital age
As modern sword makers many of the techniques we use to craft historical weapons are similar to those developed by sm...
Reviving the Italian Renaissance Pollaxe?
Today we look at a piece we are thinking of reviving, an Italian pole axe from circa 1600 A.D.
Gaston Phoebus Hunting Knife
In today's post we take a look at a piece that, although it isn't a standard catalogue item, we have made enough time...
Medieval Knives
One of our favorite things to make are medieval style knives. These blades cover a huge variety in style and size and...
Medieval Eating Sets
The dinner fork is among the most common pieces of cutlery throughout much of the world. But this wasn't always the ...
The Wounds of Summer
This time of year is usually our busiest, and this year is even crazier than ever. What with unprecedented order v...
Sword of St Martin 15th C
This sword is based on a depiction in a Book of Hours from France dated about 1440. It is one of the earliest example...
The Xiphos
Today we look at the Xiphos, the classic double-edged sword of the ancient Greek warrior. It is a weapon that straddl...
What is a short sword?
Sword terminology is a complex mix of ancient terms, often misleading Victorian description, and modern pop-cultural ...