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Gear Up for a Historic Battle! We Will Help You Choose the Right Fencing Sword

Are you looking for a sword for historical fencing or LARP events? Use our guide to help you choose the right weapon. You will find out what to watch out for, how to wield the sword and what to avoid.

Sabres in the Napoleonic Wars

Weapons

Even though the Napoleonic Wars are a long-gone history, many people still find them captivating today. That is hardly surprising. The long period of wars raging across the European continent between the end of the 18th century and 1815 have left a…

Living History, a New Phenomenon Travel Back in Time to Experience the World of Knights and Princesses

Interesting facts of the past

Do you also sometimes wonder what it would be like to be born in the Middle Ages, for example? Fans of history know well that life in previous centuries was no bed of roses. Some of us still want to know and experience what it was like. So, what can…

Historical Fencing Is a Combination of Sport and Chivalrous Virtues

Weapons

Even today, we can hear sounds of a battle and the clanking of swords coming out from castles and chateaux. The men, who pretend to fight in front of a monument’s visitors, run around the courtyard in period clothing. Demonstrations of historical…

Historical Fencing and the Art of Sword Duels

Weapons

The art of fencing has been very well-known to mankind ever since the ancient times. The main purpose of it was self-defence and fighting. Over time, however, swordsmanship developed due to technological progress into various techniques, dominated…

What Were Musketeers Really Like?

Interesting facts of the past

There is probably nobody who has never heard of the famous novel, The Three Musketeers. Athos, Porthos, Aramis and d’Artagnan are arguably the most famous literary characters of all time. Nimble and charming fighters for justice were first depicted…

Swordsmith Pavel Moc

Brands and Makers

It is a great honour for us to work together with one of the best swordsmiths in Czechia - Mr. Pavel Moc. We took pains to talk this rare and very modest person into introducing himself to the public.

Battle-ready Weapons, Series BATTLECRY

Weapons

The Battlecry series of historical swords, daggers and axes was developed in collaboration with John Clements. His knowledge of historical swordsmanship and martial arts in the Middle Ages and Renaissance is unsurpassed!

Battle-ready shields

Historical armor

Shields, to which this article refers, are unique products for practical use, such as historical show combats, HMBs (Historical Medieval Battles), Buhurts (brutal “medieval tournaments”) etc. These shileds are very durable and when “commonly used”…

Extract from the HMB Rules for Buhurt

Weapons

Especially fans of the BOTN (Battle of the Nations) refer to us asking to produce a weapon that complies the HMB (Historical Medieval Battle) / HRMA (Historical Reenactment of the Middle Ages) rules. To orient in these rules better, we compiled this…

Classification of Battle-Ready-Weapons

Weapons

Battle (show) combats at reenactment, i.e. prearranged choreography and combats with swords and other bladed weapons is more and more popular. A very large selection of different battle ready weapons of different producers and brands are offered in…

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