page updated / information current 03/07/10

news 03/12/10: daily updates this week - Fencing mask - 12kg standard (fresh pictures 03/12), Svord peasant knife (featured item 03/11), longsword waster and arming sword waster and dagger waster (special pair, set, and instructor's half-dozen pricing 03/10), Aventail / camail / ventail (added 03/09), 8th century Viking sword (fresh pictures 03/08), Buffalo rib obsidian dagger (fresh pictures 03/07).

news 03/06/10: daily updates this past week - Indestructible arming sword waster (added 03/06), Plug bayonet / Bawdy dagger (fresh pictures 03/05), Viking spear head - broad blade (fresh pictures 03/04), Socketed broadaxe (added 03/03), Kendo helmet (featured item 03/02), Pembroke great helm - 14ga (fresh pictures 03/01), One-handed viking axe (fresh pictures 02/28).

news 02/28/10: daily updates this past week - Indestructible training dagger waster (featured item 02/27), Milanese pauldrons (added 02/26), antique Mongo/Konda shortsword (featured item 02/25), Scottish baskethilted broadsword (fresh pictures 02/24), Reenactor's hand axe (added 02/23), Spanish cup-hilt rapier / Taza rapier - antiqued version (last call sale price 02/22), Spiked war hammer (listed on closeout 02/21).

Please see the News Updates page for older announcements.

There are some very good decorative/dress/costume swords and daggers and other weapons starting to come into production for collectors and reenactors, as well as a plethora of horribly awful fantasy items promoted by some websites as "historic". I've started adding listings of the very good - I won't be adding the horribly awful. If I tell you that a sword or knife is based on an historic design, you can be sure that it really is based on an historic design. You'll never see a "genuine Scottish dragon-hilted katana!" on *my* website.

Also included in this section are other nifty miscellaneous items, as well as swords and knives with stainless steel blades - despite the "battle-ready" claims of some manufacturers, stainless steel does not make good swords or fighting knives, it is too brittle.

Roman gladius $60	Maille coif with vertical ventail $70	Maille coif with horizontal ventail $70	Assam Rifles regimental kukri $45
Kukri machete $25	Bowie machete closeout $25	Barong machete closeout $25	Panga machete $25
Main gauche (stainless steel) $30	Spanish main gauche (stainless steel) closeout $35	Flamberge zweihander (stainless steel) $70	Flamberge zweihander 2 (stainless steel) $70
Giant kukri $95	Japanese naginata (stainless steel) $55	Renaissance dagger (stainless steel) $30	Africanized walking stick $40
Ryumon damascus tanto $70	Buffalo rib obsidian dagger $60	Deer antler obsidian dagger $60	Native American ball-head war club $60
	Zulu 'iklwa' war spear $60	Grand Scimitar Dance sword $160

As a professional arms dealer and all-around westernmartialarts-filmandstagecombat-medievalandrenaissancereenactment aficionado, I run across a lot of samples and singular things that I decide (for one reason or another) isn't going to become a regular for-sale item on my website. I used to just toss these things up on eBay for people to see and buy, but let's face it, eBay has really been sucking lately, now that they've changed format from giant garage sale to overstock sales barn. Most of the items listed in this section of TherionArms will be one-of-a-kind for-sale things.

Practical series rapier w/43 inch super-flexy blade $145	Single edged sail guard main gauche $75	Kingdom of Heaven Saracen mace $140	Moro punal dagger sold
Calf boots sizes 7/8 and 11/12 $50	.75 caliber black powder handgonne sold	Sugarloaf great helm sold	Kendo helmet (men) $80
Riveted maille mitten swatches sold	'Practical' series Austrian longsword (flexy) sold	Chinese dadao (stainless steel) sold	Flat-sided sgian dubh sold

Indonesian mata tombak spear poster #1 $9.95 and up

Indonesian mata tombak spear poster #2 $9.95 and up

Ethiopian military spear poster $9.95 and up

Indian pata sword gauntlet poster $9.95 and up

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.

Payment methods: Credit cards accepted via PayPal or Verisign Visa/Mastercard through the shopping cart, or by phone: (512) 247-3578 (leave message). The answering machine is secure. Personal checks, bank checks, and money orders can be mailed to TherionArms -- PO Box 187 -- Del Valle, TX, 78617. Gift certificates are available through PayPal - email if you wish to send a different amount other than the standard denominations.

The shopping cart system can be used to check shipping rates for check or money order purchases - the payment page comes after the shipping information page.

The Government requires that I collect a sales tax of 8.25% for any item shipped to a Texas address. The shopping cart or PayPal will include that for you automatically, podnuh.

This isn't just a business, it's a passion, and I'm confident that you'll be happy with my products. Please check my eBay feedback (830+!) or ask on any sword or armor forum message board for references. Satisfaction guaranteed or return within two weeks in original condition for full refund less exact shipping charges. I don't believe in "restocking fees", they're mean and impersonal.

A purchase indicates that you have read and agree to The Fine Print detailed at the bottom of the Ordering page.

TherionArms isn't a giant mega-corporation with a call center and dozens of employees scuttling about in a huge warehouse (yet). Emails and phone calls will be answered as soon as possible, but please be patient if I don't get back to you right away - there's so much work to be done!

All shipments from TherionArms may contain trace amounts of cat fur. Sorry, can't help it.

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