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October News from Arms & Armor

We hope this finds you well and enjoying fall. It snowed here this morning so we may well have had the shortest fall on record in Minnesota. It has been a very busy late summer and early fall season for us and we have lots to catch up on.

Our first bit of news is a new item from our workshop. The #232 Italian Pole Hammer will be a great addition to anyones collection who enjoys pole arms or likes to practice this knightly weapon. The original is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and we based our piece on this great example of the weapon makers art. Our piece is done with an eye on budget so while not as completely fancy as the original it has the flavor and style.

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This was initially done as a custom order for a good customer and we liked it so much we decided to add it to our line of items after some tweaking for production and price.

We also have some other items that will appear on the site in the next few days as well as adding some items to the muster page so check back for updates. We hope you see something you like and look forward to hearing what you think of our new pieces.

Best
Craig

A&A Inc.

PS Just got some stuff on the Muster Page for anyone looking for a deal and instant gratification :) Also don't forget to check our what's In Stock Page as well :)

I love these announcements...and...I got to see one of these at Bristol.

Very nifty!! :D

If only I wasn't a college student, I'd pick up that sparth axe in a heartbeat.

I'll second that the Italian poleaxe is one sweet beast. I picked one up at the MN renfest and all I love it. The only problem I have with it is that every time I pick it up I really want to start hitting things with it. :D So far the only thing that I have taken out is metal box fan casing. The only real surprise was how easily it so thoroughly destroyed the fan casing.

I'll also vouch for that bec de corbin. Its not only pretty, it feels wonderful in the hands.

I want one of these SO BAD!!
But I cant afford the shipping for an item that long to Australia right now :mad: :mad:

Yes, this is a wonderful piece...and one is heading my way as we speak, along with its Burgundian cousin. :)

Cheers,

Christian

That is a gorgeous piece! I already have the Burgundian, and have been very happy with it, but you can never have too many polearms.

Now if you will all excuse me, I have to go wipe the drool off my keyboard. :)

Here is another new item we are offering. It is a two handed trainer based on the Montante or Iberian two hander. This is based on an original sharp that is in a private collection and we have developed this piece working with Eric Myers and Steve Hick. I know that Puck Curtis along with some other great people have helped out a great deal as well. They have been translating and interpreting the work of Diogo Gomes de Figueyredo a Portuguese General and fight master from the first half of the 17th C. and hero of several battles.

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This sword has turned out quite well and is an exceptionally good feeling sword in the hand. The system of combat that is outlined in the above work really comes to life when using a sword of the right weight and balance and is incredibly effective.

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Craig

A&A would like to add another training piece to our line. This is the #234 Spadone Trainer. This two handed trainer was developed with the help and input of two great martial artists, Steve Reich and Tom Leoni of the Order of the Seven Hearts. This sword was crafted to be very maneuverable but strong. The forces one can generate with such a large sword, overall length 65 inches, used as Marozzo describes are truly devastating and one needs a very solid weapon for such training and play.

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We hope those interested in the use of the two handed sword find this a useful addition to their kit.

Best
A&A Inc.

PS these are the Italian Style trainers that some of you may have seen at WMAW 2009!

Updated the custom section of the site today with three new examples

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Also fixed some misses in the item list.

Plus don't miss our 10% off in stock sale now through the Nov 2nd.

Best
Craig

hmmm, not a saber in the bunch ... tsk tsk.

B-)

Those are some very nice additions to the custom section.

I particularily like the Rondel. Most of the 16th century Rondels that I've seen have an over abundance of detail on the hilt. This one is relatively austere but it still seems very elegant. It's amazing what you can do with just a few little details. One day I plan on adding a 16th Century Rondel to my own collection. I always love to see them.

I also have to ask: How wide is the blade on the Type X?