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🇩🇪 High Gothic armour of the late 15th CE has long been considered the supreme achievement of the armourer’s art, epitomising the ‘knight in shining armour’.

According to tradition, the armour originally belonged to prince Waldemar VI of Anhalt Zerbst/Köthen (1450-1508).

Horse armour (XXVIH.18)

As the Mughal Empire expanded across almost the entire subcontinent in the 16th-18th centuries, heavy cavalry from across northern and central India fought in armour constructed from mail and steel plate. This armour dates to that period.

#Treasure

This #TechnicalTuesday looks at the Martini-Henry

Showing the system in both open & closed positions we see how pulling the lever down cocks the striker and drops the breech block at the same time, the latter hitting an extension on the extractor which throws the empty case out

In August 2017 we welcomed the Winged Hussars, a crack team of fast-riding, sharp-shooting, sabre-rattling cavalrymen from Poland. They delivered a series of spectacular featuring the traditional uniforms and skills of 17CE cavalry
Did you see the show?

Credit: AW Andrzej Wiktor

#OTD in 1508, Maximilian I was proclaimed Holy Roman Emperor - the 1st in centuries not to be crowned by the Pope as the journey to Rome was deemed too dangerous.
The collection houses a set of engravings of the 28 statues placed around Maximillian's tomb in Innsbruck in 1519

OTD in 1649, the Rump Parliament voted to try Charles I for treason and other high crimes. This Cuirassier armour belonging to Charles was initially made for his brother, Henry. The suit cost £450 in 1612, equal to around £60,000 in today's money

#Armour #History #Museums

It's name that weird weapon time. Can you identify this 20th century rifle? #Whatisthisweapon?

Ahead of our Ranjit Singh event this weekend we take a look at some of the remarkable pieces of arms & armour from India in our collections, including this quoit turban dating from the late 18th/early 19th century: https://t.co/B1LmHp3vCP

The new I.33 sword is presented in a handcrafted bespoke case & comes with a copy of the book 'The Medieval Art of Swordsmanship' edited by Jeffrey L. Forgeng & associated certifications and documents. Pre order yours for December 2018: https://t.co/yG6KTMbvrY

Explore our latest publications, available to purchase in the museum shop & online. From the history of the medieval joust to the arms & armour of the First World War, our publications cover the diverse range of objects within our collections: https://t.co/MrHiI75cqe