Coming Up: Baltimore Arms & Armor Show

March 21-22, 2026 @ Maryland State Fairgrounds (Cow Palace)

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Back to school!

An 18th-century Dutch primer depicting the curriculum at a fencing school.

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Frohes neues Jahr!

“Two peasants fighting”

A Cautionary Tale from the 17th Century…

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A Merry Christmas Season from your SHotS team

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Law and Justice

A saber duel at Jena in the early 1920’s

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Seasonal gift ideas. Pt.2

James Figg approves!

March of the Gladiators

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No place like home!

New evidence placing Fabris back in Padua, with a promising scholar!

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’tis the Season yet again.

Yuletide gift ideas for Sword History maniacs, Pt. 1

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In Memoriam: Rainer Köbelin

The Quiet Collector—An Appreciation

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