This beautiful page was actually built by Therion Arms and I have reposted here due to the variety and amount of links. Please visit their site as well as they have beautiful weapons, art, garb etc by clicking on the graphic below! If you find a broken link or have a link suggestion, drop me a Note in a bottle.

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These are the people breathing new life into a dead art form. Thank you all very much.

• TherionArms
• The Lonely Mountain Forge (SCA, historical, fantasy, and LOTR armor)(link updated 02/17/03)
• James Arlen, Artist Metalsmith (custom heat treated spring steel historical reproductions, etc.) (added 07/01/02)
• Ironmonger Armory (armoring tools - make your own! SCA armor, too) (link updated 02/07/05)
• Christian Fletcher medieval armor (historical repros, combat armor, and Angus Trim swords)
• Iron Wolf Armouries (reproduction, film, and SCA armor) (added 5/18/01)
• Merchant Medieval (armor, weapons, custom work) (link updated 09/29/03)
• Red Dragon Armoury (custom SCA armor)
• Manning Imperial (armor and weaponry, etc. (Australia)) (link updated 8/18/00)
• Mandrake Armory (SCA gauntlets, shields, accessories) (link updated 6/19/01)
• Illusion Armoring (great looking historic armor and SCA armor in primo and munitions grades) (link updated 8/22/01)
• Waldryks Arms & Armory (inexpensive stainless steel SCA armor)
• Valentine Armouries (beautiful historic armor)
• Stirling Brown (Gothic and Norman armor (U.K.))
• Ice Falcon Armory (stainless steel SCA armor)
• DarkHeart Armoury (SCA armor)
• Iron Monger Armory (SCA armor and armor-making supplies)
• Anshelm Arms and Armor (reproduction-grade SCA armor)
• Crimson HammerArmoury (SCA and historic, mild or stainless)
• Boldo's Armory (SCA armor)and helmets) (link updated 4/1/00)
• Pracownia Kowalstwa Artystycznego Karabela (Polish armor and weapons - no translation)
• Knight's Armoury (limited production custom repro's) (link updated 1/4/00)
• Truehearth Armoury (SCA armor (Canada)) (added 1/22/00)
• Karl of Germany (museum quality etched and embossed armor)(added 1/31/00)
• Otto's Armory (SCA armor) (added 4/15/00)
• Blankenshield Armory (armor for steel weapons training and jousting)(added 6/4/00)
• The Armchair Armoury (LARP armor and armor kits (U.K.)) (added 8/3/00)
• Armour of America (modern body and vehicle armor) (added 9/9/00)
• Targemaker (museum-quality Scottish targes (Scotland)) (added 9/10/00)
• Dark Victory Armory (SCA plastic sport armor)(added 10/9/00)
• White Mountain Armoury, LLC (quality SCA and costume armor) (added 11/5/00)
• The Jelling Dragon (helmets, armor, swords, etc. (U.K.)) (link updated 3/06/01)
• Egg Armor Armory (kydex plastic SCA armor) (link added 11/27/00)
• Tom Justus, Armourer (reproduction and SCA armor) (added 1/10/01)
• Bokalo's Armoury (SCA armor, helmet specialist, only guy I know making brayettes) (added 3/25/01)
• Thaden Armoury (SCA helmets and some interesting pieces) (added 3/25/01)
• KragAxe Armoury (SCA armor) (added 6/23/01)
• Nix Imperial Creations (Greek and Roman armor) (added 9/21/01)
• Fireside Armoury (Dark Ages, Crusades, and 14th century armor) (link updated 05/21/02)
• K+K Art (historcal replicas (Czech Republic)) (added 1/1/02)
• Medieval Arms and Armour (historical reproductions - Australia) (link updated 01/18/02)
• Silk Roads Design Armoury (Eastern Steppes and oriental armor) (link updated 03/01/02)
• Ancient Arms and Armour (reproductions (U.K.)) (link updated 03/25/02)
• OnLineArmory (custom armor (Dallas, Tx)) (added 04/02/01)
• DeCordene WireWorks (combat-grade maille and supplies) (link updated 04/15/02)
• Medieval Reproductions (custom made reproduction armor (Canada)) (link updated 04/15/02)
• Christopher Dobson, Master Armourer (former Royal Armouries main dude! (U.K.)) (added 04/20/02)
• Talon Armory (reproduction and SCA armor, et al.) (added 05/14/02)
• Erik D. Schmid (hand made custom rivited maille by historcal methods) (added 06/02/01)
• Mad Matt's Armory (German transitional armor and maille) (link updated 10/10/02)
• Minamoto Armouries (fantasy cuir-bolli leather armor) (added 10/18/02)
• Ashcraft/Baker (basic SCA armor) (added 10/18/02)
• Darkmoor Armoury (armor parts, gauntlets, custom work) (added 10/18/02)
• Mallet D'Argent(Master Cadwallon - historcal reproductions) (link updated 11/01/02)
• James River Armoury (SCA and custom reproductions) (added 12/30/02)
• L'Armurerie Dube' (historcal reproduction armor (Canada - in French)) (added 03/07/03)
• Alchemy Armory (HDPE plastic SCA armor) (link updated 04/08/02)
• Clang Armory (custom-made SCA and historical armor) (added 05/11/03)
• Red Falcon Armouries (SCA stainless steel armor) (link updated 05/16/03)
• Age of Armour (armor by William Hurt) (link updated 11/26/03)
• Robert MacPherson, Armourer (highest quality reproductions) (link updated 11/28/03)

  

  

  The other side of the equation. Defense evolves asoffense evolves.

• Purpleheart Armory (wasters - European wooden training weapons)(link updated 1/27/00)
• Salamander Armoury (beautiful reproductions and custom work by Jim Hrisoulas)
• Kris Cutlery (sturdy yet inexpensive) (link updated 11/17/00)
• Arms & Armor (by Chris Poor, one of the best) (link updated 10/10/00)
• Lundegaard Armoury (nice fantasy weapons)
• Starfire Swords (indestructible blunt stage combat swords) (link updated 10/19/02)
• Himalayan Imports (*real* khukuris - for those of us who have never seen anything but cheap junk)
• Sword and Stone (swords and armor by Tony Swatton)
• Del Tin Swords (homepage, but you must order through a dealer) (link updated 12/11/00)
• Armour Class (custom repro's (Scotland))
• Oso Forge (hand-forged knives and cutlery)
• Raven Armoury (U.K.)
• Wally Hayes (custom damascus swords and knives) (added 12/1/99)
• Omega Artworks (interesting fantasy swords and weapons)(added 6/9/00)
• Damasteel AB (damascus steel sword and dagger billets (Sweden)) (added 6/9/00)
• Baltimore Knife & Sword Company (handcrafted knives, swords, armour)(added 6/9/00)
• Licata Custom Knives & Armor (interesting fantasy weaponry) (added 6/9/00)
• Pavel Moc (magnificent historical work (Czech Republic)) (added 07/22/00)
• Lutel (beautiful reproduction weaponry (Czech Republic)) (added 8/13/00)
• Die Traumschmiede (swords and weapons (Germany)) (added 10/9/00)
• Herstellung von historischen Blankwaffen (swords and knives (Germany)) (added 10/9/00)
• Luna Arms (Germany) (added 10/9/00)
• Viking Metal Works (swords, armor, accessories (Canada)) (link updated 10/19/02)
• Bjorns svardssida (historical reproduction swords and sword info (Sweden)) (added 11/17/00)
• WKC Solingen (military swords and ceremonial swords (Germany)) (added 2/17/01)
• ARMART (handmade swords, daggers, firearms (Czech Republic)) (link updated 4/25/01)
• Castle Keep (custom historical swords - U.K.) (link updated 5/21/01)
• Don Fogg Custom Knives (knives, swords, and bladesmithing info) (added 5/2r32/01)
• Exotic Blades (custom swords and knives in historical and fantasy styles) (added 5/24/01)
• Phoenix Metal Creations (custom historical swords) (added 8/08/01)
• Kirby D. Wise & Son, Arms and Armour (hand-forged reproduction swords, daggers, polearms) (link updated 9/09/01)
• Sabersmith Hand-made Weapons (fantasy weaponry) (link updated 12/23/01)
• Vladimir Cervenka, Sword Cutler (beautiful historical work (Czech Republic)) (link updated 01/03/02)
• Fortebraccio Medieval Arms (swords, daggers, coifs, hauberks (Perugia, Italy)) (added 03/01/02)
• Angus Trim swords (added 03/28/02)
• Scotland's Swords (decorative reproductions from Edinburgh (U.K.)) (added 05/23/02)
• Jack W. Crain Knives (custom knives and swords, Hollywood style) (added 05/29/02)
• Odin Blades (historically inspired and fantasy swords and knives) (added 06/18/02)
• TEMPL (swords and weapons by Patrick Barta (Czech Republic)) (link updated 11/26/03)
• Fabrica de Espadas Mariano Zamorano (Toledo swordmaker) (added 07/24/02)
• Nostro-Swords (South Africa) (added 12/11/02)
• TritonWorks Custom Scabbards (custom sword scabbards) (link updated 11/28/03)
• Lancaster's Armourie (Stage swords, armor, and LARP supplies (U.K.)) (link updated 11/28/03)

  

  

  Instructional materials on fighting and armoring.

• Paradoxes of Defence, by George Silver (1599)
• Making a shield (SCA)
• Closed-form heater (more SCA fighting tips)
• Cry Havoc! (newsletter reprints of SCA fighting info)
• Select Bibliography on Medieval Tournaments
• Pictorial glossary of armor terms
• Roman armor of the 1st and 2nd Century A.D. (scholarly work, well done)
• Brigantia Iron Age (kit and sword guide for celtic barbarians)
• Secret History of the Sword (essays, book available)
• Armor patterns (wisby, lorica, ring) (added 3/20/00)
• Society Earl Marshal - SCA (official SCA combat rules and conventions) (added 7/31/00)
• Jewish Warriors (overview of Medieval Jewish warrior cultures) (added 10/6/00)
• Patrick's Patterns (char-aina, elbow, gauntlet, knee, vambrace, etc.) (added 11/5/00)
• ArmourArchive Pattern Collection (great resource!) (link updated 12/15/00)
• Espada y Sables (identification of 1800's Spanish military swords) (added 11/17/00)
• Flos Duellatorum (review of the italian edition from a japanese website) (added 12/26/00)
• Shields: Terminology and History (Pitt Rivers Collections (U.K.)) (added 2/11/01)
• Indian Antelope Horn Shields (everything SCA fighters need to know about the Madu) (added 2/11/01)
• The origins of the two-handed sword (article, Journal of Western Martial Art) (added 2/13/01)
• European Knife Directory (history of traditional European knives) (added 2/28/01)
• Ritual Weapons (ethnohistoric study of weapons and meaning) (added4/22/01)
• Old Sword Play - by Alfred Hutton (Victorian era instructions based on practice and study) (added 4/24/01)
• On the Construction and Use of Llamelar (constructing scale armor) (added 4/25/01)
• Wanna Fight? (essays and instruction on SCA combat) (added 4/25/01)
• Marcus Junkelmann (Roman military equipment and warfare (Germany)) (link updated 5/03/01)
• SCA melee fighting website (Good resource of collected links and articles) (added 6/30/01)
• Federico's Moro Swords(typology of weapons from the Philippines) (added 7/17/01)
• Scaith's Acid Etching instructions (howto sword and metal etching) (added 7/30/01)
• Hanger and Baldric from the Royal Museum of Scotland (detail photos from a museum visit) (added 8/21/01)
• Making your own wooden weapons (howto by Kim Taylor) (added 8/21/01)
• Matthew Amt's Greek Hoplite page (superb research and construction details) (link updated 05/30/02)
• Chinese Military Technology (siegecraft, weaponry, crossbow diagrams) (added 06/29/02)
• The sword and buckler tradition (essay on history and use) (added 07/24/02)
• Liechtenauer's Sword & Buckler Teachings (set-plays and how-to!) (added 07/24/02)
• Constructing llamelar horn armor (by an Australian madwoman :) (added 08/29/02)
• The Bladeturner Armoury (lots of information and a huge pattern library) (added 10/18/02)
• Basic Armoring by Paul Blackwell (pdf file, a great introduction) (link updated 11/26/03)
• Primary Sources dealing with Medieval Military History and Warfare (primo stuff!) (link updated 11/28/03)
• Armamentarivm (the book of Roman arms and armor) (link updated 11/28/03)

  

  

  These sites are exclusively dedicated to the study ofarmor, weapons, and combat. See the Western Martial Arts section for moreinclusive sites.

• Knighthood, Chivalry & Tournaments Resource Library (Historical documents, articles, reviews and essays on knighthood both as it applied to the medieval knight and as it applies to modern re-enactors and chivalric societies)
• The Arador Armour Library (This is a Library of Information to Promote History Through the Study and Recreation of Period Armour and Armoured Fighting)
• The Armour Archive (The Archive is an on-line Journal devoted to teaching people how to make armour)
• Sword Forum International (Dedicated to the Art, Forging, Collecting, and Practitionary Use of Swords of Various Cultures and Time Periods)
• The Oakeshott Institute (nonprofit education and research center) (added 4/25/01)
• Medieval Sword Resource Site (forums, collector's guide, pictures, links (link updated 5/26/01)
• Internet Sword Collector's Association (added 11/26/99)
• The Society for Medieval Military History (added 09/24/02)
• myArmoury.com (a resource for historic arms and armour collectors) (link updated 11/28/03)

  

  

  Over the past ten years or so, the internet has facilitated the spread of scholarly research and recreation of medieval and renaissance fighting techniques. Here are some of the organizations and schools studying and teaching historical combat styles, as well as symposia and seminars for training and instruction.

• Lansing International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention (Aug. 1-3, Lansing, Mich.) (2003 link updated 05/11/03)
• Medieval Swordsmanship Symposium and Pas d'Armes (June 7-9, Livermore, Calif.) (added 03/20/02)
• Western Martial Arts Workshop 2002 (Sept. 13-15, Chicago, Ill.) (added 02/27/02)
• Known World Academy of the Rapier (Oct. 25-27, Phoenix, Ariz.) (added 03/26/02)
• Academy of European Medieval Martial Arts (Toronto, Canada)
• The Association for Renaissance Martial Arts (ARMA, formerly The HACA) (Houston, Texas) (link updated 01/06/02)
• Martinez Academy of Arms (Maestro Martinez - New York City area)
• The Chicago Swordplay Guild (Chicago, Illinois)
• The Swordplay Alliance (Tennessee, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama)
• La Federazione Italiana di Scherma Antica e Storica (Maestro Sinclair - Italy)
• In Ferro Veritas (Ithaca, New York)
• The International Hoplology Society (studies human combative behavior) (link updated 01/18/02)
• Western martial arts mailing list homepage
• A Report on the First Annual Swordplay Symposium International (and I was there! (Houston, May 2000)) (added 10/21/00)
• 2nd International Western Martial Arts Workshop (and I was there, too! (Toronto, October 2000)) (added 10/21/00)
• Journal of Western Martial Arts (articles) (added 2/13/01)
• Die Freifechter (German WMA organization) (link updated 01/02/03)
• British Plate Armor Society (teaching and demos (U.K.)) (added 3/8/01)
• The Exiles (company of medieval martial artists (U.K.)) (added 3/8/01)
• 2nd Annual Lansing International Swordfighting and Martial Arts Convention (Lansing, Michigan, August 3-5, 2001) (added 4/22/01)
• Academy of Combative Arts (St. Petersburgh, Florida) (added 7/30/01)
• Alliance Martial Arts (Ithaca, N.Y.) (added 11/12/01)
• British Federation for Historical Swordplay (umbrella organisation - historical fencing and European Martial Arts) (link updated 01/10/02)
• Tattershall Scool of Defense (Flagstaff and Phoenix, Arizona) (added 06/17/02)
• Gallowglass Academy (Chicago, Illinois) (added 07/12/02)
• Olympia Sword Fighter's Guild (Olympia, Washington) (link updated 07/17/01)
• World Stick Fencing Federation (cudgels and quarterstaffs) (added 08/23/02)
• Proposed rules for the SCA sidesword experiment (added 08/29/02)
• The Academy of European Swordsmanship (Alberta and Edmonton, Canada) (added 09/08/02)
• Historical Fencing manuals (available from Patri Pugliese) (added 10/30/02)
• Historical combat books and manuals (available from Jared Kirby) (added 10/30/02)
• The Art of Fencing, or, using the Small Sword (1734 manual) (added 11/11/02)
• The European Historical Fencing Alliance (umbrella organization) (added 11/11/02)
• Practical Capo Ferro (rapier manual translation by W.Wilson) (added 12/05/02)

• Australian Historical Swordplay Federation (added 05/11/03)
• Western Martial Arts links (a great link list by Ken Pfrenger) (added 05/11/03)
• American Jousting Alliance (training in Lockwood, California) (added 08/10/04)
• Ars Gladii (German Medieval Martial Arts - Detroit, MI) (added 09/18/06)

  

  

  Usenet is dead. Here is where the real knowledge isbeing shared.

• Sword Forum International
• NetSword
• The Armour Archive
• Ethnographic Edged Weapons Forum
• Ask our experts: pre-1898 swords (from the folks at antiqueguns.com)
• Tempus vivet (German forum and recreation info (Germany)) (added 1/04/01)
• BladeForums (knife discussions) (added 6/29/01)
• FireStryker Living History Forum (added 02/26/02)
• AxeForum International (axes, polearms, maces, warhammers, etc.) (added 12/03/02)

  

  

  Here's where to study the real stuff without leaving the comfort of your own computer.

• Therion's arms and armor page (the granddaddy of web exhibitions, created 1994)
• Metropolitan Museum of Art (armor exhibition)(link updated 4/1/00)
• Philadelphia Museum of Art (exhibitions page - arms & armor pics coming soon)
• Royal Armouries Mueseum (the collection formerly known as the Tower of London Armoury)
• Higgins Armory Museum (the Mecca of armor enthusiasts in North America)
• The MacLean online museum (photos from the NY Met and Chicago armor exhibits)
• Cleveland Museum of Art (for kids, good pictures)
• Mail & Plate (the amateur guide to Russian and Eastern armour)
• Armoury of the Doge's Palace (great pictures!)
• Kelvingrove Rapiers (pics from a Glasgow museum)
• The Armory of the Dukes of Burgundy (primo stuff!) (added 9/23/99)
• The arsenal in Graz, Austria (photographs from student web projects, Netherlands) (added 11/1/00)
• Shields and Weapons in the Pitt Rivers Collections (with tons of scholarly description (U.K.)) (added 2/11/01)
• George's pictures (Russian, Japanese, ethnographic weapons) (added 7/2/01)
• Ritual Weapons (ethnographic weaponry) (link updated 01/09/02)
• Moro Historical Society (cultural and historical information) (added 01/18/02)
• Portuguese Armory Exhibition 1991 (added 02/03/02)
• German Historical Museum, Berlin (link to armor section) (added 04/30/02)
• Historiska museet Korsbetningen (the Battle of Wisby excavations) (added 05/30/02)
• Historic Weapons Collection Gallery (and sword comparison engine!) (added 08/04/02)
• The Wallace Collection (a great collection to visit (U.K.)) (link updated 11/28/03)

  

  

  A separate section for now, I'll be folding these rapier combat links into the Western Martial Arts section. Look there for the most recent additions and updates.

• Darkwood Armory (excellent fencing swords and hilts) (link updated 3/27/00)
• Syke's Sutlery (fencing and 16th/17th century goodies.)
• Index to Vincentio Saviolo his Practise
• Elizabethan Fencing
• Academy of Defence (SCA and historical rapier reference)
• The Ansteorran Rapier (SCA rapier fighting in Texas)
• The Teachings of Marozzo(recent translation)
• Caranza
• The Arte of Defense (added 11/26/99)
• Popinjay's (SCA rapiers, swords, etc.) (added 2/17/01)
• Statistics on ninety-eight rapiers from 1530 to 1700 (weight & length) (added 2/17/01)
• Alchem Incorporated (SCA/WMA rapiers and etc.) (added 03/27/02)
• James the Just (SCA rapiers and Hanwei resale) (added 10/09/02)
• Accumulated Proceedings of the Ansteorran Academy of the Rapier (SCA rapier studies in Texas) (link updated 11/26/03)

  

  

  No longer in the spotlight of my personal interests, Eastern martial arts still can be every bit as valid as Western martial arts :).

• Richard Stein's Japanese Sword Index (excellent resource site)(link updated 04/18/02)
• Sho-shin (appraisal theory, history, acquisitions and sales)
• Japanese Sword Society Homepage
• Asahi Japan Collectibles Web Catalog
• Stolen sword reports (collector cooperation in action!)
• W.M. Hawley Publications (books and pamphlets)
• Japanese Sword Arts FAQ
• Morgan Valley Forge (American smith doing Japanese swords)
• Nihonto.com
• Sei Do Kai Catalog (training manuals, videos, uniforms, and weapons)
• Bokken/Bokuto (high-tech plastic bokken)
• Asahi Japan Collectibles (link to their armor page - nice!)
• Well-link Samurai Sword (antiques and repro's, located in Japan)(added 12/24/99)
• Japanese Sword Index (excellent resource site)(link updated 1/31/00)
• East Coast Martial Arts Supplies (books, videos, equipment)(added 2/25/00)
• Swordstore.com (custom crafted swords) (added 4/13/00)
• Tameshigiri (straw mats for test cutting) (added 6/22/00)
• The Last Legend (special competition cutting blades by Paul Chen) (added 10/10/00)
• Dragonfly Forge (Michael Bell, Japanese-trained swordsmith) (link updated 11/8/00)
• Wakagashira (construction of Japanese armor) (added 2/13/01)
• Sword.ne.jp (sword and forum site in Japan) (added 3/26/01)
• Shidogakuin (kendo and iaido schools in New England) (added 01/07/02)
• Koryu Online (Classical martial arts of Japan) (link updated 01/18/02)
• Ikkyudo (Japanese swords and fittings and Asian art) (added 01/24/02)
• Odd Frog Forge (modern swordsmith, Japanese style swords) (added 06/18/02)
• Southern California Naginata Federation (link updated 07/17/02)
• lfowler martial arts page (link updated 07/17/02)
• Gunning's Hobbies (antique Japanese swords and armor for sale) (link updated 09/24/02)
• Katchu Seisakuben (online Japanese armor construction manual - *the* resource!) (link updated 10/19/02)
• Fred Lohman company (Japanese sword parts & supplies)
• Austin Bujinkan Tanemaki Dojo (Budo and Ninjutsu training in Austin, TX) (link added 07/06/04)
• Iaito Shop (manufacturer ofiaito and Japanese swords) (link added 07/23/04)

  

  

  Collect real weapons and armor. Better return than a401k and great for home decoration.

• TherionArms Antique and Reproduction Arms and Armor (highest possible recommendations! :))
• Oriental-Arms (Asian and African weapons)(added 2/1/00)
• LionGate: Buyers and Sellers of Antique Edged Weapons (excellent source)
• N2S's Knife Trader's Corner (military and custom knives and more) (added 11/20/02)
• Ashoka Arts (ethnographic, eastern, and ancient weapons) (added 9/1/00)
• Kris Cutlery (Sandata - Weapons of the Malay world) (link updated 11/17/00)
• Culloden House Antiques (Canada)
• Grande Armee Militaria (militaria dealer and search service)
• Kelley's Military Antiques (classifieds & lots of info for collectors)
• antiqueguns.com (has an edged weapons page, mostly civil war-ish)
• Hermann Historica (German auction house)
• Collectors Choice (link to their militaria page)
• Fine Antique Arms, Armour, & Works of Art (a really impressive collection!)
• West Africa Imports (African weapons page)
• Walt Moreau (Classic antique arms)
• Jansa Antique Arms Co.
• Jon's Swords (sword and other militaria)
• The Powder Horn Gunshop (occasional swords, too)
• Scottish Sword & Shield (authentic and repros)
• Seven Stars Trading Company (link to asian weapons page)
• ArmsandArmorAuctions.com (auction listings and search services)
• Fine Antique Arms (quite fine!)
• Ron Ruble Enterprises (really nice stuff) (9/17/99)
• Le Hussard (French militaria dealer) (link updated 4/1/00)
• RussianSwords.com (added 11/19/99)
• Coyote's Paw Gallery (link to weapons section) (added 11/23/99)
• Moro swords for sale (added 11/26/99)
• Arms to Armor (sales and info)(link updated 2/12/00)
• Steve Gane Antique Arms and Armour (England) (added 3/6/00)
• Kosta's swords and edged weapons (added 5/12/00)
• The Discriminating General's swords (French and British Napoleonic swords)(added 6/9/00)
• Michael D. Long, Ltd (formerly Trident Arms (England)) (added 6/11/00)
• Rod Akeroyd & Son Fine Antique Arms and Armor (quality antique firearms, armor and weapons) (U.K.)) (added 8/13/00)
• Les Adamson Antiques (European and Eastern weapons (U.K.)) (added 10/24/00)
• Old Town Station antique guns (some swords included in auctions) (added 10/28/00)
• Collectible Firearms and Edged Weapons (added 12/11/00)
• Hank's Cyberantiques (includes weapons section) (added 12/11/00)
• Ron and Shirley Watson's Fine Antiques & Collectibles (includes swords, guns, and cannon) (added 1/02/01)
• Allen Antiques (specializing in European armor) (added 1/5/01)
• Fredericks Antique Swords (wide selection, print catalogs available) (added 1/7/01)
• N. Flayderman & Co., Inc. (well-respected catalog dealer, now online) (added 2/23/01)
• Old Asia (east Asian antiques and collectibles (Philippines)) (added 3/12/01)
• Alan Cook, antique arms and armor (and guns) (added 7/03/01)
• ABCollection Militaria (militaria collector's website (France)) (added 9/04/01)
• Arsenal (lots of goodies (Germany)) (added 01/04/02)
• Napoleonica (French Napoleonic military antiques) (link updated 01/05/02)
• W. Fagan & Co., Inc (company known for catalog sales) (link updated 01/09/02)
• Huangfu's Antique Arms (Chinese swords and other weapons) (link updated 01/10/02)
• United Kingdom Arms and Armor (resource page for U.K. collectors) (link updated 01/11/02)
• John C. Denner Co. (one of the most respected dealers in the world) (link updated 2/20/02)
• Tomka Armoury (eastern European armor and weapons) (link updated 07/17/02)
• Malay Art Gallery's House of Keris (southeast asian weaponry (Singapore)) (link updated 07/17/02)
• Armsbid antique arms & ammo auction (mostly guns, some swords) (link updated 07/17/02)
• Czerny's International Auction House (fine arms and armour auctions) (Italy)) (link updated 07/17/02)
• John Gunderson Antique Militaria (guns, swords, accoutrements, etc.) (link updated 12/30/02)
• Bonham & Butterfields (link to their arms & armor section) (link updated 03/20/03)
• British Military Swords (an online resource for collectors (U.K.)) (link added 11/15/04)

  

  

  Modern reproductions, mass production. Check Forumboards for reviews of different manufacturers.

• TherionArms Antique and Reproduction Arms and Armor (highest possible recommendation :)
• Highland Arms (maille, riveted maille, selection of weaponry, excellent quality control)
• Albion Armorers (good people, good service, Del Tin reseller)
• Bugei Trading Company (Japanese swords & supplies)
• Swords'n'Stuff (*lots* of swords, lots of stuff)
• Museum Replicas (the grand-daddy of resellers, now owned by Windlass Steelcrafts)
• Atlanta Cutlery (former owners of Museum Replicas, now owned by Windlass Steelcrafts)
• CAS Iberia swords (the home source - carried by many resellers)
• Swords from Toledo (if you must have one, here they are straight from the source)
• Discount Knives of the Internet (they offer to beat anyone's prices by 10%)
• Bud K Worldwide (knives and some swords)
• A Work of Art (Del Tin and custom work)
• The Armory (good prices on the usual stuff)
• Arms of Valor (CAS Iberia, Marto) (updated 11/17/00)
• Age of Chivalry (great domain name!)
• Medieval-Weaponry.com (another great domain name)
• Cloaken Sword (Canada)
• The Knife Center of the Internet (marto, iberia, gladius et al. - good prices)
• Castle Keep Reenactor's Supply (medieval - 20th century) (added 9/25/99)
• Millennium: Medieval Emporium (CASI and Denix reseller (Australia)) (added 6/12/00)
• The Medievalist's Knightshop (Miscellaneous cool things) (added 9/10/00)
• Mantis Swords (Paul Chen and other weaponry) (added 9/29/00)
• MTH Melbars Tropfelhandel Blankwaffen (Germany) (added 10/9/00)
• The Sword Armory (CAS Iberia and Paul Chen) (added 10/10/00)
• Mayhawke Armoury (CAS Iberia, Windlass, and some interesting custom pieces) (added 11/8/00)
• BlackSword Armoury (CAS Iberia, International Steelcrafts) (added 12/11/00)
• SwordsAndArmor.com (Denix, CAS Iberia, International Steelcrafts) (added 1/2/01)
• Alexander Wurkner & Swen Rheinheimer GdbR (Del Tin, custom helmets, combat swords and axes (Germany)) (added 1/4/01)
• Zauber und Kurios - Schaukampfschwerter (stage combat weapons (Germany)) (added 1/4/01)
• Hobby und Brauchtum (weapons, armor, stage combat weapons (Germany)) (added 1/4/01)
• Art Connection - Germany (Castle Keep products and Czech swords (Germany) (added 1/4/01)
• Sharp Edge Handicrafts (manufacturing and export (India)) (added 3/24/01)
• Blackforest Armoury (work by US craftsmen) (added 6/9/01)
• The Steel Source (Source for lots of things) (added 7/11/01)
• Medieval Store (wide selection (France)) (added 9/03/01)
• Swords of Honor (non-swords, too) (added 9/04/01)
• Knight's Edge (armor and weapons) (added /1/02)
• Brubaker Swords & Armory (Marto, fantasy tie-ins, etc.) (link updated 01/10/02)
• Kult of Athena (wide selection) (link updated 01/11/02)
• Brothersmith-Swords.com (Depeeka, Denix, etc.) (added 02/12/02)
• Forth Armory (specializing in European style rivited maille) (link updated 06/02/02)
• Renaissance Traders (CASI, Depeeka, Cold Steel, etc. - low price guarantee) (added 07/05/02)
• Imperial Weapons(Del Tin, Last Legends, Hanwei, etc.) (added 08/23/02)
• Twilight Armory (Deepeka swords et al.) (link updated 10/03/02)
• Soul of the Warrior (all things Roman - quite comprehensive) (link updated 10/19/02)
• Dragon Fayre (role-playing, re-enactment, and replicas (U.K.)) (link updated 11/27/03)
• Medieval Weapon Art (wide selection of display pieces) (link updated 11/28/03)
• World of Specialty Swords and Knives (wide selection of swords and knives fromall time periods) (added 10/05/04)

  

  

  Warfare is not just single or melee combat.

• Grey Company trebuchet page
• Trebuchet Resource site (includes construction plans!)
• The trebuchet at the NF/Observatory, New Mexico
• The Bungeelista (detailed plans for rubber-powered SCA siege weapon)
• The Catapult Museum Online
• The Geometry of War, 1500-1750 (from the Oxford Museum, U.K.)
• Catapults in Greek and Roman Antiquity
• The Medieval Centre for Historical Technology (Denmark - serious reconstructions!)(added 1/24/00)
• Nova online - Medieval Siege (TV special) (added 2/2/00)
• To build a trebuchet (building an SCA siege weapon) (added 10/9/00)
• Siege engine blueprints (an excellent resource!) (added 8/24/01)
• Timber Framers Guild Trebuchet Project (link updated 01/10/02)
• The Algorithmic Beauty of the Trebuchet (physics, program, links) (link updated 04/18/02)
• TrebuchetStore.com (desktop models & info) (link updated 10/19/02)

  

  

  Now that's entertainment!

• Forte Stage Combat (sword rental and sales)
• The Ring of Steel (theatrical, stage, and film combat)
• American Fencers Supply Company
• The Atlanta Stage Combat studio
• British Academy of Stage & Screen Combat
• Society of American Fight Directors
• Arms & Archery (weapon and armor suppliers for film & TV (U.K.)) (added 11/5/00)
• Western Stage Props (ropes, whips, guns, and ammo - sounds like my love life!) (added 11/17/00)
• Historical Fencing and Stage Combat (organisation and information (France)) (added 12/06/00)
• The Thrown Gauntlet (classes and choreography (Southern CA)) (added 1/2/01)
• Art of Combat (choreographers and combatants available) (added 4/22/01)
• The Duellists (entertainers on the western US Renaissance Faire circuit) (added 5/24/01)
• Oklahoma School of Stage Combat and Historical Weapons (added 11/12/01)

  

  

  Death from afar, the next best thing to being there.

• Kingslayer Armory
• New World Arbalest (crossbows) (link updated 01/10/02)
• Horsebows.com (traditional archery and bows of Mongolia, Turkey and the Magyar people)
• The Society of Archer-Antiquaries(added 12/25/99)
• Period Crossbows (nice toys!)(U.K.)(added 5/21/00)
• Three Rivers Archery Supply (traditional and primitive archery) (added 12/10/00)
• Traditional Archery Scandinavia (historical bows of many nations (Scandinavia)) (added 2/15/01)
• Horsearchery.org (Home of International horse archery) (added 2/15/01)
• Horsearchery.com (sales of bows and arrows) (added 2/15/01)
• International Horn Bow Society (added 2/15/01)
• Freegate Armory (handmade crossbows for target shooting and SCA combat) (added 07/06/02)
• Articles from the Society of Archer-Antiquaries(link updated 11/28/03)
• Crossbows & bolts (info on modern crossbows and accessories) (link added 11/11/04)

  

  

  Knights in armor weren't the only warriors of the Middle Ages. Peasants have been shooting at them since the late 1300's.

• Handgonnes.com (early period boom-sticks and info) (site will return some day ...)
• Cannon-Mania (miniature cannon - info and sales) (added 10/9/00)
• AAA Munitions (antique artillery ammunition and supplies) (added 10/9/00)
• Gun Works Muzzleloading Emporium (mostly flintlock and percussion) (added 11/8/00)
• Band Guns (cool toys that go twang)
• Historical firearms (discussion on pre-1600 firearms for SCA use)
• Gunnery 101 (always practise safe cannonry) (added 6/9/00)
• Cannonman's homepage (some pictures)
• Making a matchlock (from Tattershall Arms) (added 8/13/00)
• Albion Small Arms (14th-19th century guns for recreationists (U.K.)) (added 1/16/01)
• The Arquebus & Matchlock Musket Page (history,drill,links) (added 2/13/01)
• First Captain's Company (matchlock details photographs) (added 9/06/01)
• Cannon LTD Artillery Manufacturers (BOOM!) (link updated 01/10/02)
• The Rifle Shoppe (mostly flintlock and percussion) (link updated 01/11/02)
• Calderon's Company Matchlock page (Spanish 16th century reenactors) (link updated 07/17/02)
• History, Safety, Care, and Feeding of Period GunsCannon drill 101 (added 09/09/02)
• Hern Iron Works (makers of cannon barrels) (link updated 11/28/03)
• Hand Gonnes and Matchlocks (history of firearms to 1500) (link updated 07/01/04)

  

  

  The best clothes, the best armor, the best weapons, the BMF's of the Renaissance.

• The Guild of St. Maximillian (California) (link updated 5/24/01)
• Schloss des Ravensburg
• Landsknecht garb (pictures of Therion in cool outfits)
• Landsknecht.com (under construction)
• Stefan's Florilegium: medieval and renaissance mercenaries (collected info from rec.org.sca) (added 9/9/00)
• PNW-Fechschule (landsknecht group on Yahoo) (added 04/02/01)
• Das TeufelsAlpdrucken Fahnlein (Devil's Nightmare Regiment landsknecht recreationists) (link updated 11/28/03)
• Stefan's Florilegium: German mercenaries (collected info from rec.org.sca) (link updated 11/28/03)

  

  

  maille, everything else, and as-yet unsorted links.

• Alexander's Pennsic War pages(great sourfe of info on the SCA Pennsic War) (added 07/24/02)
• Malachi's Mail
• Sara's Chainmail Connection (all the links you need)
• Armourer Magazine (U.K.)
• ChainMaille Fashions (extremely decorative mail) (link updated 9/01/01)
• Armourers Ring Homepage (a link-exchange for armor-related sites. mostly mail.)
• The Universal Currency Converter (great for figuring foreign prices)
• Costume Armour Inc. (vacuum-formed kydex theatrical armor)
• The Costume Page (historical costuming resources links)
• The History of Costume (by Braun & Scheider - good pics)
• How to build a Stormtrooper costume (good how-to for making vacuum formed plastic armor)
• The Herald's Cry (searchable database of world-wide SCA events)
• Footwear of the Middle Ages (what to wear under your sabatons)
• Re-Creation, Re-Enactment, and Living History Groups (listings and contact information) (link updated 6/9/00)
• Defensive archery techniques (For SCA combat archers)
• The Castles of Wales
• Frank's Cane and Rush Supply (link to rattan page)
• High Point Creation (rattan supplies - Hong Kong)
• NetSERF (medieval resources)
• Moscow Hide and Fur (critter parts make great decorations with your sword & armor displays)
• The UK register of re-enactment web sites (link updated 4/1/00)
• The Internet Medieval Sourcebook (do your research!)
• Medieval manuscript leaves (not armor or weapons, but still way cool) (link updated 01/02/03)
• Re-enactor's World (links to re-enactment groups)
• The Towton Project (skeletal analysis from Battle of Towton) (added 11/17/99)
• Paul's Keris page(added 11/26/99)
• Madu information (one of these would not kill an armored opponent) (added 1/26/00)
• L'Armurerie du Roi (maille armor (Canada)) (added 6/9/00)
• Ladies Weapons - an art project (and now for something completely different (Italy)) (added 6/9/00)
• Circa 1256 (re-enactment group (U.K.)) (added 6/26/00)
• Anders Fallas - Knivmakare (damascus knives (Sweden)) (added 8/13/00)
• Electronic Journals of Martial Arts and Sciences(added 12/01/00)
• The Medieval Times (newspaper for SCA news and information) (added 12/08/00)
• Man at Arms Magazine and Mowbray Publishing (publications for antique gun and sword collectors) (link updated 12/10/00)
• Maspien Leather Armor (fantasy-based, but nice work) (added 12/13/00)
• Medieval Armies DBA page (mainly tabletop wargaming, but some good research) (added 2/13/01)
• Ludus Gladiatoria (gladitorial combat reenactment group (U.K.)) (added 3/7/01)
• Alastair's Footwear (historical shoes for modern feet) (added 3/8/01)
• The Ring Lord (chain mail supplies) (added 4/25/01)
• Admiral Steel (all kinds of steel and knife and sword blanks) (added 5/23/01)
• Albion Works (furniture, clothing and accessories for medievalists) (added 5/27/01)
• The English Wheel (looks like a nifty tool for making armor) (link updated 9/26/01)
• Chainmail & More (fashions, accessories, and jewelry in metal) (link updated 01/17/02)
• Medieval World ("Gateway to times past") (added 03/10/02)
• Iron Bear Studios (medieval/renaissance combat gaming) (added 04/08/02)
• Valiant Co. (Southeast Asian weaponry) (added 07/06/02)
• An English Civil War Village (link updated 07/16/02)
• The Westphalian Society (30-year's war re-enactment) (added 07/17/02)
• Kilo's Space of Swords (hangout for South African collectors) (added 07/17/02)
• Faires of the Known World (listing of US Renaissance Faires, by date) (added 01/13/03)
• Ferrous Fantasy Chainmaille Creations (maille, art prints, and Ferocious Critters) (added 05/11/03)
• Roleplaying Directory (LARP, online, and boardgame links) (added 07/22/02)
• Belle & Blade Home Video (great selection of sword-swinging and warfare films) (link updated 11/26/03)
• H.H. Perkins Co. (rattan supplier) (link updated 11/28/03)
• KnifeWebGuide (gateway to knife, sword, and cutlery information) (link updated 11/28/03)
• Boots by Bohemond (SCA, persian, cavalier boots custom made) (link updated 11/28/03)
• Ziegler Mechanische Werkstatt Metallgewebe (welded stainless steel maille (Germany)) (link updated 11/28/03)