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About
Man at Arms is a webseries about recreating famous fictional weapons from popular culture using actual smithing techniques. The show is hosted on the AWE me Youtube channel. Since it’s airing on 2013, the series has gain a massive following online.
History
The series first aired on February 11th, 2013, on the AWE me Youtube Channel. The show was originally hosted by Tony Swatton, a professional Blacksmith and Hollywood Prop Maker who has worked on over 200 featured films. The first episode was about recreating Jaime Lannister’s Sword from the Game of Thrones series. As of 2015, the video has gathered more than 2 million views. The original show had a weekly schedule with the last episode airing on June 30th, 2014.
Man at Arms Reforged
On July 8th, 2014, awe ME announced their new series titled “Man at Arms: Reforged” which takes the same formula of the original show with the twist that the weapons will be mashed up to create all new hybrid weapons. Tony Swatton was replaced by the team at The Baltimore Knife & Sword, a shop for stage combat properties. The first episode was uploaded on July 14th, 2014, about creating a hybrid Batman – Wolverine Claw. As of 2015, the video has gained more than 3 million views.
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