Crusader Era Daggers

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A look at Crusader era daggers from 1070 through to 1450 using 3 examples from the Tod Cutler range. https://todcutler.com/collections/medieval-daggers-and-large-knives The surprisingly acceptable broken back seat, the antenna quill dagger and the cruciform quill dagger. If you are interested in budget, but excellent medieval knives have a look at www.todcutler.com and if you are interested…

Building A Bark Canoe In 12 Hours? – Elm Bark Canoe Part 1

17th c, 18th c, Accesories, British Isles, Camp and travel, Early America, Early modern period, Europe, Hydepark, Northern America, Popular themes, Post type, Raw materials and tools, Region, Timeline

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The Ultimate Guide: Custom Longbow & 38 Legendary Bowyers

16th c, Accesories, Arms and armour, Balkan Peninsula, Bows, British Isles, Early modern period, Europe, France and Low Countries, Germanic countries, High middle ages, Hydepark, Iberian Peninsula, Italian Peninsula, Knights & Crusades, Late middle ages, Middle ages, Popular themes, Post type, Ranged weapon, Region, Scandinavia and Baltic countries, Slavic countries and Carpathians, Timeline

Are you someone interested in custom Longbow? Do you wish to make a handmade longbow for yourself? If that is the case, this article will help you know everything regarding this famous medieval bow. Here you will find the best bowyers and even a few fantastic handmade longbows which you can buy immediately. What is…

Medieval Swallowtail Crossbow Bolts Don’t Work

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Testing the large hunting heads seen in Medieval Manuscripts Following up from a point in a previous video we try to capture the flight characteristics of a large swallowtail head when fitted to a heavy medieval crossbow bolt on high speed video. The bow and bolts featured in this video are for sale at https://todsworkshop.com/collections/in-stock-historical-swords-daggers-crossbows…

Review: Kvetun “Matt Easton” Sabre Prototype

1789-1914, Accesories, Arms and armour, British Isles, Early modern period, Europe, HEMA, Hydepark, Melee weapon, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Sabres, Timeline

After several unsuccessful attempts Matt has recently been working with Kvetun Armoury to create what promises to be an ideal training weapon.The result is a training tool of excellent quality with some wonderful performance characteristics which will be a welcome addition to the armoury of many sabre fencers; with a few changes this could be…

Accidental Chemistry: Historical Laundry Part 4

17th c, 18th c, Accesories, British Isles, Early America, Early modern period, Europe, Household, Hydepark, Northern America, Popular themes, Post type, Region, Timeline

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A Review of the Henry V Sword from Arms and Armor

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Physical Characteristics: Weight: 2.7 lbs. (hollow ground version: 2.3 lbs.) Length, overall: 33.5” Length, blade: 27.5” Length, grip: 3.75” Width at cross: 2.25” Width at PoP: 1.25” Point of Balance: 2.5” from cross Point of Percussion: ~17” from cross       The thing you notice first when taking up this reproduction by Arms and…

Treatises to the Long Knife (Langes Messer)

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The Long Knife (Langes Messer) is a cut and thrust weapon from the Middle Ages, which enjoyed great popularity as a weapon of defense especially in the 15th and 16th centuries. There are several instructions in fencing books for the Long Knife. In the following article I have listed most fencing books which I have…

Fighting a longstick

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Various native forms of stick fighting including: Singlestick (British) Greatstick (British) Jogo do Pau (Portuguese) Juego del Palo (Spanish) Makila (Basque) Bastone Siciliano (Sicilian) Scherma de Bastone (Italian) Stockfechten (German) La Canne (French) Bâton Français (French) Bataireacht (Irish) Shillelagh (Irish). […] Examples of arts involving longsticks include Hutton’s Greatstick, Jogo do Pau, Juego del Palo,…

Rossfechten – Mounted Fencing

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Two obvious ideas are the idea of a good “seat”, and an appreciation of distance and feeling. An effective seat is essential not only for balance and stability, but also for effectively communicating with the horse. Correct posture and weight shifting keeps us balanced and in control, and gives subtle cues to the horse. The…