Hickory Arms Online

Hickory Arms was founded by Marc Bernier in 2003 as an offshoot of his son's wishes. After watching Marc practice western martial arts with wasters he had made for himself and a practice partner, his son Jarrod proclaimed "I want a sword just like Daddy's."

Since the Hand-and-a-Half sword was double Jarrod's height, (he was only three at the time), Marc created a small "hobbit" sword for him to wear to medieval faires. This sword generated quite a bit of interest and some requests for duplicates. Thus Hickory Arms was born.

As the number of requests grew, so did the number of swords produced and the variety of designs. Mini Marshmallow Crossbows (Pat. Pend.) were designed and built a year later. Now, having a variety of products Marc began selling at local Faires, with a great response.

In the Fall of 2004 Marc partnered with Nathan Smith, a friend who had a small CNC router. The ability to rough cut using the CNC system allowed in increase in the quality and complexity of designs. Preserving the original hand finishing techniques maintained the care and beauty of the original pieces.

After several years, scores of swords, and hundreds of crossbows sold at Faires, Hickory Arms Online is born.