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Weapons Throughout History

In different historical eras, different weapons were popular. As the society was changing, so were the commonly used weapons. Swords, for example, were popular in the ancient times. In the Middle Ages, more complex types of weapons prevailed, for example maces and flails. The modern times saw the discovery of gunpowder and the emergence of various firearms. On the other hand, axes were used as early as in the prehistoric times. Do you want to learn more about weapons in different historical eras? In this section, you can read many interesting facts about the above.

Cold Weapons of Renaissance

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Humanism was a revival of classical antiquity and the era of education and science. Renaissance was a turning point that still fascinates people across all continents. The Renaissance Period began in the 14th century in Florence, Italy. Not only did…

Daggers throughout History

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While it was swords that undeniably played the major role in writing the history, daggers played their irreplaceable part as well. For example, a Roman dagger was used by the Disciple Peter to cut off the ear of a priest’s servant in an attempt to…

Just One Step Away from Being Like John Snow!

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Everybody wanting to survive in the TV series Game of Thrones needs to know how to defend themselves. In the world of ice and fire, every weapon that can keep you alive is of vital importance. But some weapons played a far more important role than…

Vikings arms

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The Vikings were Germanic tribes based in northern Europe, the ancestors of present day Norwegians, Swedes and Danes. In early medieval times they became known as severe and feared warriors who savagely fought in many victorious campaigns spreading…

What is the difference between normal and forged sword blade?

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The 54SiCr6 spring steel from which the sword blades are produced, have a high fatigue resistance. The chromium and silicon alloyed steel has high stability, hardness and abrasion resistance. A mold is filled with a prescribed composition of metals…

Throwing axe made of mild steel or spring steel?

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We offer throwing axes from both steel grades. How do their properties differ?

Battle-ready Weapons, Series BATTLECRY

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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!

Instruction manual to practical bladed weapons

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These instructions describe the way to handle safely with cold weapons as well as the way to maintain them properly. Speaking about bladed weapons, we mean by this term stabbing and cutting weapons such as, for example, sword, rapier, dagger and…

Extract from the HMB Rules for Buhurt

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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

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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…

Gladius – roman short sword

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A handy short sword which proved its high effectiveness in close combats was standard equipment of roman legionaries. In their hands these weapons practically changed the history of the Mediterranean area. Through the long years of Roman Empire’s…

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