Handmade leather balm up in the shop
Our handmade leather balm is now available in the shop at www.saintmark.se. It is made by us from locally produced beeswax, lanolin and canola oil. That's it. Use it to soften and protect your leather products or to wax your…
New product photos for the Koning gloves
We have added new photos to the webshop to do justice to the new version of the Koning glove, you can see them here. Our thanks to champion fencer Kristine Konsmo for modeling and to Kajsa Sjösvärd, Axel's sister, for…
St Mark interviewed by podcast “Alte Herren”
St Marks Axel Pettersson is interviewed by the HEMA podcast Alte Herren; they discuss St Mark, the competition, updates on the Koning glove and much more:…
Merry Christmas and an order status update.
We are now on order 2687. If you have an earlier order no. and have not received a note that your order is complete it is because your order is listed as "cancelled" or "pending payment" in our list. As always, we will contact you individually to process your orders. If you know that your order has this…
The Koning glove in black color is now available as an option in the webshop
The Koning glove in black color is now available as an option in the webshop, visit https://www.saintmark.se/product/the-koning-glove/ to place your…
The updated Koning glove and various complex hilts
We made several improvements and updates on the Koning glove design since we launched it in May, and made this video to show how it works with complex hilts. The Koning glove is now also available in…
A quick update on the smaller gloves
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sQuKLnL31w…
The first pair of Koning gloves are being shipped out
We are to proud present the first pair of real Koning gloves from St Mark. They will be shipped to Nathan Grepares as a birthday present from his girlfriend…
St Mark in the news
St Mark co founder Axel Pettersson features in Fighter Magazine, the biggest martial arts magazine in the Nordic countries. He talks about St Mark, his passion for fencing and the community and plans for the future. Read it here (in…
Preorder your Koning gloves
We have now released preorders of the Koning glove. They come in two colours: Burgundy with white felt, and cognac with green felt. We've also changed the design with a slit over the knuckles to further improve the function of the…
Illka Hartikainen testing the Koning glove
Illka used a Regenyei sidesword and performed a little Bolognese flourish for us.…
Koning glove in a complex hilt
See the Köning gloves in action in this video from last weekends Bolognese Open in Helsinki Finland where St Mark co owner Axel Pettersson took silver after an intense bout with Ilkka Hartikainen. In this video Axel is wearing the Köning gloves and fences with a sidesword from Peter Regenyei that features…
Video: How well can you move your fingers?
We made a video to show you how well you can move your hands and fingers in the Koning glove prototype. Check it out! Don't forget to subscribe to our youtube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCTc98TWG-zzGKqcMObA578g And like us on Facebook for continuous news and…
Answers to a few common questions
We have been receiving a lot of questions about the Koning glove, so here are a few answers to the most frequent ones. How much will they cost? We don't know exactly what the price will end up being, but it will be somewhere around €200. What colours will they be available in? We are looking at…
Ties Kool doing a strike test
Ties Kool is one of the best fencers and most athletic guys in HEMA. His fencing skills are great, and he also has the ability to generate a lot of power. Now, we filmed this indoors, so movement was restricted, we just wanted to show you that the Koning glove can take a hit, and it has protection on the…
The Koning Glove
The Koning Glove from St Mark will soon be here, ready for purchase in our shop. It is a glove that is made specifically for Historical European Martial Arts–HEMA–and classical fencing. The glove protects your hands when sparring and competing with heavier weapons in Historical Fencing; such as…
To all the people who have helped us…
We owe a huge debt of gratitude to a lot of people who have helped us get started. Starting a company like this from scratch is a daunting task, and it has taken us over five years and countless prototypes to release our first product. It wouldn't have been possible without the help of these…
Karl Holmqvist – The artist behind the logo
Since we started planning and creating St Mark we've had the opportunity to work with many talented people. Without them we would never have been able to reach our vision for this company. One of these people is the man behind the logo, our good friend, Karl Holmqvist. Karl is a freelance artist and…
It’s time to rediscover tradition
It has been a long road for all of us to get here, but we believe the time has come for premium fencing equipment. Our journey with St Mark began with the realisation that historical fencers deserve products designed specifically for them. But there is more to it than that–our equipment and clothes…
Swordfish 2015, Oct 30- Nov 2
St Mark will be at Swordfish in Gothenburg, Sweden. Fence with pride! /St…