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28 Oct

Observation of St. Crispin's Day has just passed, 25th October, it is actually the feast day of two Saints Twins in ...

24 Oct

Poisoned blades are a persistent feature of fantasy literature and video games, but were they ever really used in med...

21 Oct

Today we bring you a little lighthearted murder to get your competitive juices flowing for our Pumpkin Destruction Co...

17 Oct

Our post today delves into the finishing of swords and hilts in the 16th century. In our previous posts on historica...

14 Oct

This weekend marks the beginning of the fall hunting season in Minnesota with the pheasant opener on Saturday, Octobe...

10 Oct

We hereby announce the return of the Arms & Armor Pumpkin Destruction Contest! Arm yourself. Form up your milit...

07 Oct

Today we take a look at several pieces of historical chainmail from The Oakeshott Institute Collection as well as a c...

03 Oct

Our post about the Rondel Dagger vs Mail from Sept 26th we got a lot of great comments and suggestions, we also had m...

30 Sep

Modern sword fighting disciplines like Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) often utilize blunt steel training swo...

26 Sep

In this video we test how far a rondel dagger penetrates through a combination of chain and cloth armors while they a...

23 Sep

We take a look at a recently completed messer crafted along the lines of some of the pieces illustrated in Talhoffer...

19 Sep

It’s been a crazy couple of months with record orders, two renaissance festivals, and our ongoing work to train in ou...