This is a worthy national collection, and one of the most important and educational in Europe, by reason of the great range and excellence of the specimens both of arms and armour. Gothic armour is well represented. Examples are mentioned in our text.
The National Museum at Munich.
This collection is large, excellent, and varied, containing many important and historic examples of arms and armour. It possesses three Gothic harnesses, and each period is fully represented. Examples occur in our text.
Kungliga Lifrust Kammaren, Stockholm.
This collection contains some very fine specimens, most of them historic. One of the suits of armour is mentioned in our text ([Fig. 3]). A fine set of drawings, with an interesting and very correct text, has been given to the world by the curator, C. A. Ossbahr.
The Musée d’Artillerie at Paris.
Many specimens in this museum have been alluded to in our text. The collection has been exposed to frequent casualties, but it is worthy of France. It is, however, regrettable that so many of the excellent examples are incomplete. This collection deals more especially with the sixteenth century, and is very rich in guns and artillery.
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There are important collections of arms and armour at Erbach, Sigmaringen, St. Petersburg, Graz, Emden, Antwerp, and many other cities of Europe.