News and Blogs

31 Oct

Today we take a look at some historical depictions of leather and iron risers on the shafts of late medieval and Rena...

24 Oct

Today we look at a little piece of sword technology called the ricasso, the unsharpened extension of the tang that al...

10 Oct

Today we take a look at how your choice of weapon impacts where you ought to hit your opponent on their body. Sticks ...

01 Oct

Today we take a look at two original seaxs from the the early medieval period that reside in the Oakeshott Institut...

29 Sep

Today we are happy to announce that we are producing a very close replica of a pair of 16th century German training l...

26 Sep

A just finished custom order is our focus today. It is an Oakeshott type xx longsword with a bronze rubbed hilt. This...

12 Sep

Today we take a look at a custom project we recently completed, a spear or ghiaverina based on an illustration from F...

05 Sep

Today we dig into naming conventions around some single-handed swords from the Renaissance - side swords and rapiers....

29 Aug

Today we take a look at a recently completed custom order, a Rocone or Italian Billhook. This is a late medieval pole...

08 Aug

Today we take a look at a custom piece we just finished, a complex-hilted longsword in the Saxon style. No, it isn't ...

01 Aug

Today we take a look at one of our favorite swords. This is a big sword at almost four feet long and four and a half ...

25 Jul

Today we look at how throwing a spear in armor works, and how Fiore's defense against thrown spears functions. This b...