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Arms & Armour

Colt revolver, New Service .455, used by the British Army during WW I

The collection consists of swords, pistols and long-arms, mainly Irish and English weapons from the 16th to the 20th Centuries, along with some from Europe and the USA.

There is also a sizeable number non-Western muskets and swords collected in the 19th Century. The long-arms include flintlock, percussion and semi-automatic weapons. There are also a number of cannons. The edged weapons consist of swords, daggers, bayonets, pole-arms, some crossbows and clubs.


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