News and Blogs
Questions about my Sword Grip
In the past few weeks we have finished up some custom trainers and refurb projects on grips. One area we find a cons...
Happy President's (sword) Day
President's Day is one of those weird holidays that mostly pertains to school children, government employees, and use...
The real swords of KCD2
It's pretty rare that a video game actually has realistic weapons, so several of us at Arms and Armor were excited fo...
A brief look at Smallsword Blades
The smallsword is an elegant and dangerous sword. It was one of the last styles of blade carried in the west on a dai...
A preview of Oakeshott Institute events at SoCal Swordfight 2025
As we announced last week, Dr. Nathan Clough will be lecturing and leading a handling session of antiquities at SoCal...
Arms and Armor is going to SoCal Swordfight in 2025
We are excited to announce that Arms and Armor will be at SoCal Swordfight this year with a table of swords and other...
Arms & Armor Shop Tips
The years we have been making swords and weapons have taught us much in how to survive in the shop. This may seem si...
The use of screws on historical sword hilts
Today we take a look at an ancient technology that often strikes modern eyes as anachronistic, the use of screws on r...
Some custom work by the "New Guys"
Today we take a look at two custom swords made by our two newest employees, Patrick and Thomas. Ok, Patrick been with...
The Cavalier Rapier, a Sword for War
Today we announce the reintroduction of our Cavalier Rapier, a replica of an early 17th century sword in the Sulgrave...
The Writhen Rapier Returns!
Today we take a look at a very special piece, our Writhen Rapier. This is a replica of A602 in the Wallace Collectio...
Problem with custom order portal fixed
We recently learned that the custom orders portal on our website has been malfunctioning. We have removed that porta...