Double Headed Battle Axes

Dark Knight Armoury offers top quality Double Headed Axes for your Re-enacting or Collecting needs. Unlike Single Headed Axes, these Medieval Axes feature a double blade, one on each side making these axes ideal for battle. Knights and Barbarians alike could continuously swing their double headed axe side to side in battle without having to re-grip the axe and turn it around to swing the other way. Double Headed Axes not only look awesome on display, but ours are functional and can be used in re-enactments.

Halberds

Medieval Halberds were very effective weapons in their time. Skilled soldiers on the ground could easily take down their oppenents on horseback. Halberds have three parts to the head, there is the bladed, the spike and the hook. The Bladed looks very similar to an axe head, this was used in a cutting or hacking motion. The spike was use as a thrusting weapon, just like a spear. And the hook which is on the back side of the blade was used to take down armed opponents on horseback as they rode by, you could just snag them off. It was like three weapons in one. Dark Knight Armoury carries a great line of Functional Medieval Halberds for your re-enacting needs, whether you participate in the SCA or Stage Combat for Theater Productions or just like to collect and display them.

Maces

A mace is a club like weapon that was made of entirely of metal or with a wooden handle and a metal head. Medieval maces were used from 11th to the 16th century when complete armour was worn. The most common of medieval maces were the pear shaped mace, six flanged mace or the eight flanged mace. Maces were commonly hung from the saddle of knights in armour. A Medieval mace was then pulled from the saddle in order to smash through an enemies shield or armour to kill them. Dark Knight Armoury has many varieties of functional maces and decorative maces. We have the 6 flanged mace, 8 flanged mace, skull mace, and spiked mace. We are sure that we have the right Medieval mace for you at the battle re-enactment.

Medieval Flails

The flail is a medieval weapon that was used in Europe in the early 13th century. Flails have one or more weights that are attached to a handle with a chain. Another commonly used name for a flail is the morning star. Flails provided a great advantage to a horseman, because the horse's speed add momentum to the swing of the ball at the end. Flails were very difficult to block with a shield because the can curve around or over shields or amour. Disadvantages of the flail were controlling the direction and the space needed when swinging the flail. Flails endagered comrades or soldiers that stood near the knight swing the flail. Dark Knight Armoury has fully functional flails and decorative flails. We carry skull flails, one ball flails, two ball flails, Medieval flails and morning star flails.

Single Headed Battle Axes

Dark Knight Armoury offers a full line of battle ready, functional and decorative single headed axes. A single headed axe has a wooden handle in most cases with a single bladed head made of metal. Compared to a sword swing, it delivers more cleaving power against a smaller target area, making it more effective against medieval armor, due to concentrating more of its weight in the axe head. Single headed battle axes were capable of cleaving helms or armour with impunity. These single headed battle axes were used by Nordic warriors to spread terror among their foes. However, it allows much less precision than a sword does. There are many forms of axes that we carry, battle axes, pole axe, Danish axes, medieval axes, throwing axes, war axes, Viking axes, and German axes.

Spears

Spears are a long shafted weapon, usually wood with a sharpened head, which is intended solely for thrusting. Spears have been around since the age of man for hunting, fishing and warfare. There are many benefits to spears. A spear is a relatively low cost weapon compared to a sword or axe. A spear is relatively easy to use and very light in weight. Spears could also be quickly manufactured and can be used at a considerable distance from the target or enemy. Dark Knight Armoury has many spears in this category. We have Viking spears, Roman spears, thrusting spears, boar spears, throwing spears, assegai spears, and spearheads just to name a few of them we carry. All our medieval spears are fully functional and very durable for hunting, fishing or re-enactments.

War Hammers

At the end of the 13th century, the sword ruled supreme as the primary weapon of Knights and Men-At-Arms. However, with the introduction of steel plate armor, the popularity of the sword as a battlefield weapon began to wane. You see, the problem was the sword couldn't cut or crush steel plate and had to be specially designed for use only as a thrusting weapon if it was to have even a chance at piercing plate armor. Enter the War Hammer, an ideal weapon for use against an opponent who is encased in plate steel. The heavy war hammer head could crush the strongest helmet or suit of plate armor with just a few blows and the back spike could rip through helm and plate like a modern can opener. In battle, the war hammer side was usually employed first to knock down and stun an enemy. Once he was on the ground, helpless, the war hammer was reversed and the back spike was used to punch a hole through the helmet and deliver the coup de grace. Dark Knight Armoury has many full functional war hammers available such as the English war hammer, German war hammer, and the foot soldiers war hammer.