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Description: | The arms and armour collection includes a notable group of Japanese tsuba (sword guards). The arms and armour collections are curated mainly within the departments of ethnography and applied art, and include weapons and armour from many countries.
The firearms collection from the former Museum of Science and Industry includes material from c.1650 to recent times, with significant non-western holdings.
There are arms and armour collections, including Japanes tsuba, curated as part of the Applied Art and Ethnography collections.
The collection also includes the significant firearms collection from the Museum of Science and Industry, a collection reflecting the importance of the arms trade in the history of the City.
Designated | Subjects: | Armour North American Weapons & war Weapons Arms & armour Australasian Southern & Central America Southeast Asian Western European | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | FAX: | 0121 303 1394 | Telephone: | 0121 303 2834 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:539 | Go to resource |
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