Stories

Field of Cloth of Gold Henry VIII’s foot combat armour A redundant armour? Read time: 6 minutes Read more

Object of the month ‘Biggles’ and the American shotgun A shotgun with an interesting literary association. Read time: 5 minutes Read more

Object of the month Duelling at the Olympics A most curious contest Read time: 7 minutes Read more

Object of the month Cemetery guns Stopping the body snatchers Read time: 9 minutes Read more

First World War The Mills bomb hand grenade Object of the month for November Read time: 5 minutes Read more

Object of the month A romantic double rifle Object of the month for October Read time: 5 minutes Read more

Object of the month The Ii Naomasa kabuto A fearsome samurai helmet Read time: 5 minutes Read more

Object of the month World’s oldest fencing manual Tower or Walpurgis Fechtbuch - MS I.33 Read time: 8 minutes Read more

Object of the month The ‘Tula garniture’ An elaborate hunting gun Read time: 5 minutes Read more