▁have ▁an ▁un bro ken ▁tradition ▁going ▁back ▁many ▁mill enn ia . ▁The ▁techniques ▁used ▁to ▁make ▁arm or ▁today ▁( wh ether ▁for ▁mov ies ▁or ▁for ▁historical ▁recre ation ▁groups ) ▁are ▁an ▁am alg am ▁of ▁sil vers m ith ▁forming ▁techniques ▁and ▁black sm ith ▁iron - hand ling ▁techniques . ▁ ▁Notable ▁and ▁historical ▁sil vers m ith s ▁ ▁Comp an ies ▁ ▁G arr ard ▁& ▁Co ** ▁ ▁Re id ▁& ▁S ons *** ▁ ▁People ▁ ▁Ac rag as ▁ ▁Kurt ▁A ep li ▁ ▁H ester ▁Bat eman ▁ ▁J oc ely n ▁Bur ton * ▁ ▁Adam ▁By r ne * ▁ ▁Ben ven uto ▁Cell ini ▁ ▁Stephen ▁Em ery , ▁early ▁American ▁sil vers m ith ▁ ▁Thomas ▁Germ ain ▁ ▁François - Th omas ▁Germ ain ▁ ▁Isaac ▁H utton ▁ ▁Georg ▁J ensen ▁ ▁Sam pson ▁M ord an ▁ ▁Jean - Val entin ▁Mor el , ▁French ▁j ew eler ▁and ▁craft s man ▁ ▁Henry ▁Pet z al ▁ ▁Paul ▁Re vere , ▁American ▁sil vers m ith , ▁manufact urer , ▁and ▁patri ot ▁ ▁A ts idi ▁San i ▁( Old ▁Smith ▁in ▁English ), ▁the ▁first ▁known ▁N ava jo ▁sil vers m ith ▁ ▁Alfred o ▁Sci ar ro tta ▁ ▁Se qu oy ah , ▁Ch ero kee ▁sil vers m ith , ▁invent or ▁of ▁the ▁Ch ero kee ▁sy ll ab ary ▁ ▁Alice ▁She ene ▁ ▁Robert