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A Calgary store lost close to $20,000 in medieval swords, armour and other custom pieces in an overnight burglary.

Jamie Ripley, the owner of Dark Age Creations, said staff became aware of the break-in when they showed up at the store Saturday morning.

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“We’re devastated — I’m not going to lie,” Ripley said Sunday.

“We lost a lot of stuff and we also take a lot of pride in the product we sell because we don’t sell those cheap replicas. We pride ourselves on our historical accuracy and trying to reproduce history as closely as we can.”

While some of the stolen items are things the store stocks multiple items of, such as helmets and armour, other pieces, including many of the swords, are one of a kind. The swords are designed to be used for stage fighting or sport application, and are made to replicate historical pieces, Ripley said.

“These are not pieces that we can just go out and order more of and have them back on the shelf in two weeks,” he said. “A lot of this stuff was custom made and we will never have a piece again that’s identical to what we had.”