Historical Weapons Vol. 1

En garde!

This Historical Weapons library features all the clashes, rings, snicks, taps, whooshes and scrapes you need for your next battle-based project! Our Audio Craftsmen recorded two professional swordsmen engaging in duels with an array of authentic swords, including an 18th century court/small sword, Victorian infantry sabre, High Medieval long sword, Renaissance rapier and more!

This useful collection also includes recordings of medieval weaponry (battle axe, hand axe, warhammer) hitting and scraping the the edge, front and boss of Medieval wooden shields. The same weapons were further utilised in flesh impact sounds (where their contact made with a juicy watermelon is captured).

Our multi-mic configuration (comprising the Sennheiser MKH50, Røde NTG-3 and Line Audio CM4 Stereo Pair) provide additional perspectives to the sounds and offer a multitude of layering options. Perfect for film, TV, game or documentary projects requiring action and historical accuracy!

Sound have been separated into the follow categories:
Flesh Impacts: Gory impacts and movement made with Medieval weapons. MKH50 and NTG-3 perspectives.
Shield Impacts: Medieval weapons hitting various parts of shields. Recorded with the MKH50.
Swords: With sub-folders General Swords, Long Sword, Medieval Sword, Rapier, Sabre and Small Sword. Contains single hits and performed swordfights. Perfect for your Inigo Montoya moments! MKH50 and CM4 perspectives.
Whooshes: Performed with a wooden stick and Renaissance rapier for representing both light and heavy weapons.

Each file contains multiple takes of the named action.

All sounds were recorded in 24Bit 192kHz, and have been tagged with extensive UCS metadata for ease of use.