page updated / information current 06/21/09

news 07/02/09: added this week: a flat-sided sgian dubh (07/02), fresh pictures of the Celtic spangenhelm and Morion (16ga) (07/01); a Moro punal dagger (06/30), a Topfhelm/Transitional Crusader helmet (06/29), and the Svord peasant knife (06/28).

news 06/27/09: added this week: Riveted maille mitten swatches (06/27), the Leuterit viking sword (06/26), a feasting dagger (06/25), a Sugarloaf great helm (06/24), a Kendo helmet (men) (06/23), and fresh pictures of the Celtic spangenhelm and the German sallet and the Greek spear head and the Assam Rifles regimental kukri and the Viking spear head - javelin blade (06/22); the Mainz pattern gladius and the flexi- dagger main gauche and the Crusader shield and the Edward III longsword (which is on closeout - last call!) (06/21).

news 06/20/09: added this week: a Roman legion helmet (06/20), the Practical Pro katana (06/19), Padded cuisses - steel cops - black (06/18), in honor of our revolutionary brothers who are fighting for democracy right now, a Persian kard dagger damascus steel (06/17), Calf boots - sizes 7/8 and 11/12 (06/16), a Practical series Austrian longsword (flexy) (06/15), and the Bar mace (06/14).

Please see the News Updates page for older announcements.

High quality swords at very reasonable prices. These blunt (also known as 'rebated") swords made by Paul Chen/Hanwei are quickly becoming one of the de facto standards for Western Martial Arts training, Film and Stage combat, Renaissance Faire performance fight groups, and Martial Arts students. Note that many of these swords have a corresponding sharp version.

'Practical' series Austrian longsword fourth generation $130	'Practical' series Arming sword fourth generation $110	'Practical' series Viking sword fourth generation $100	'Practical' series Norman sword $110
Tinker Pearce longsword blunt trainer $275	Tinker Pearce bastard sword blunt trainer $260	Tinker Pearce arming sword blunt trainer $260	Tinker Pearce viking sword blunt trainer $275
'Practial' series rapier $145	Hutton sabre (Hutton saber) $125	Pecoraro sabre (Pecoraro saber) $115	Radaelli sabre (Radaelli saber) $100
'Practical' series Mortuary sword $195	'Practical' series basket hilt backsword $195	'Practical' series basket hilt broadsword $195	'Practical' series scramasaxe / knife $90
Federschwert (German training sword) 2nd generation $130	'Practial' series cup-hilt rapier $170	'Practial' series sidesword $160	'Practical' series smallsword $215
Flexi-dagger main gauche $115	Practical rapier blade $60	Practical main gauche blade $40	Practical cup-hilt main gauche closeout $90

Indestructible training sword waster $40

Indestructible training dagger waster $25

Blunt stage combat / training swords by Generation2

Meyer longsword German training sword $180

Norman arming sword $129

Agincourt arming sword $129

Training weapons for Western Martial Arts practice, made in Texas by Purpleheart Armoury from select pieces of Arkansas and Tennessee hickory. You may purchase the standard longsword and arming sword waster models from either Purpleheart Armoury or TherionArms - prices are the same at each site, but we have alternative online payment options here (Verisign Visa/Mastercard in addition to PayPal). Shipping will be via Priority Mail or UPS, depending upon which site has your sword currently in stock and can send soonest.

There is an excellent article on the historical usage of wooden training weapons here: "Get thee a waster"! by J. Clements.

Arming sword SS8, disc pommel $60	Equestrian waster SS8, disc pommel $60	Arming sword SS8, brazil-nut pommel $60	Longsword waster L7, disc pommel $75
Longsword waster L1, scent-stopper pommel $75	Longsword waster L2, scent-stopper pommel $75	Longsword waster L2, cherry guard and pommel $80	Longsword waster L7, cherry guard and pommel $80
Roundel dagger $20	Cherrywood roundel dagger $35	Gladius $50	Rudis $60

Howdy, folks. My name is Hal Siegel, but I've been known as Therion in the medieval and renaissance re-enactment community and various internet communities since 1982 (yes, I really did have internet access back then - via Arpanet and Bitnet).

For close to thirty years I've been an arms and armor collector, researcher, and student of both oriental and western martial arts. At the beginning of 2001 I decided that it was time to make my hobbies and passions into my business - thus began TherionArms, offering a hand-picked selection of what I think are the most interesting and well-made historical reproductions, as well as antique weaponry from around the world.

Here at TherionArms, you will receive personal service from a professional who as been studying (and using!) weapons and armor for decades, not some shop monkey in a warehouse who doesn't know anything about swords and armor except for the stock number. Every item I ship I personally inspect, approve, and securely package myself.

Standard delivery time for Antique & Ethnographic items is usually about one week, for Reproduction items it's usually one to three weeks unless otherwise noted on the catalog page. Occasionally, my Reproduction manufacturers can't keep up with the demand, and I'll have to place your request on backorder. For items on backorder, your Verisign Visa/Mastercard purchase will not be charged until shipment is nigh.

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