WSTR is a group of longsword researchers and practitioners from northeast CT. We study medieval sword techniques using a method
we call active inquiry. Learn more about WSTR by clicking the link below.
Complete line of hand-crafted solid hickory practice swords. Fully functional
and historically accurate. Strong enough to meet and exceed all martial training practice needs. Specializing
in 15th and 16th century European bladed weaponry.
In the picture below, the two wooden swords with cherry guards and pommels are from Purpleheart
Armory. The metal sword and other wooden sword are from Silvermane. (See Silvermane's link further down the page.)
My Swords
Aluminum 'Lichtenaur' Longsword from Swordcrafts.com
Swordcrafts swords were designed with the invaluable assistance of the senior instructors of the Academy of European
Medieval Martial Arts (AEMMA), for the sole purpose of providing their students with a durable, safe training tool which handled
and resembled as closely as possible its Medieval forebear. To that extent, they are replicas of their actual medieval counterparts
in most every functional aspect. They are archetypal representations - the typical sword of their times in both appearance
and handling. Utmost consideration has been given to 'the feel' of the sword.
Swordcrafts now make three models; the 'I.33' arming sword, the 'Liberi' long sword, and the NEW 'Lichtenaur' long sword.
Although their names imply the main use for which they were designed, they will serve well in related arts, as their dimensions
are broadly typical.
The I.33 manuscript (also called Walpurgis or Tower Fechtbuch; Tower of London manuscript I.33) is
the oldest Fechtbuch preserved. It was created in Germany around 1290. The technique presented is one of two unarmoured
opponents fencing with a one-handed sword and a buckler.
The Association for Renaissance and Medieval Swordsmanship is a Registered Student Organization at the University of Massachusetts,
Amherst. Founded in 2002, its aim is to create a community of Historical European Martial Arts enthusiasts who will develop
their own skills and advance our current understanding of European Martial Arts.
This Website was created, written and maintained by Gerry Richard, Kissell, a true believer that chivalry
is not dead. Gerry has spent nearly twenty years researching William Marshal's life.
Holding an Albion sword is like traveling back in time and
shaking hands with a Medieval Knight. They are not look-alikes or replicas -- we call them "re-creations"
because they not only look like period originals, but feel and perform like them as well, just as on
the day that they were newly forged.
Silvermane has been offering an extensive selection of Roman to Renaissance merchandise since 1996. What started
as a web based business soon evolved into a traveling enterprise and today you can find our tents at almost every Renaissance
faire in the New England area.
The Society of American Fight Directors is a non-profit organization dedicated to promoting safety and fostering excellence
in the art of directing staged combat/theatrical violence.Our members have worked around the world as Fight directors and
stunt coordinators.
An educational non-profit organization dedicated to the study and practice of
historical fencing and the exploration and promotion of our Western martial heritage.
