My name is Michał Wierzbicki. I am a qualified blacksmith artist (Polski Cech Rzemiosł) and since 2010 I have been running the original HACY Craft Studio. I graduated from the State Secondary School of Fine Arts in Gdynia Orłowo in 1991 as a woodcarver technician. After school, I joined the Police where I served for the next 17 years. At that time, I was passionate about old off-road cars, cooperating with the 4x4 Gdańsk club, as well as the community of motorcyclists using Soviet motorcycles. In 2004, I took to historical reconstructions, and so I was actively involved in the Tri-City Historical Reconstruction Group, where I got closer to the enthusiasts and collectors of weapons. With the available tools, I started building historical replicas of weapons myself for reconstruction needs. And so it all started.

I am self-taught by passion. That's how I acquired the skills of a milling machine. turner, locksmith, spinner (drummer) and many others, necessary for me in my daily work. My current specialization is the renovation and construction of replicas of weapons from the beginning of the 20th century. I focus on the care for the exhibition value of the work, as well as the historical correctness. I pay great attention to the fact that the works should work mechanically like the originals. But my replicas are supposed to look and teach, not kill. I am not interested in gunsmith orders - for which I have no qualifications and experience.

I propose an exhibition quality of products made entirely of original craftsmanship techniques or as close to them as possible. Imitations of such techniques fully and deceptively should look like the original. The essence is the material, proportion, colors, aging (imitation of the flow of time) and other features directly tailored to the recipient. Plastic will not replace metal, just as "3D printing" will not replace manual or mechanical - conventional tool trace.