Ljubljana (Laibach)

M ELEY · 8th October 2018, 02:43 AM

Why do only European museums have such awe-inspiring groups of weapons! I can only think of a few exceptions here in the U.S; The Cleveland Museum of Art, the weapons museum in Louisville, KY, the Met in NY and of course the Smithsonian. Still, it would seem that every Euro country, city and municipality has their own collection!!

Victrix · 8th October 2018, 04:03 PM

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Originally Posted by M ELEY

Why do only European museums have such awe-inspiring groups of weapons! I can only think of a few exceptions here in the U.S; The Cleveland Museum of Art, the weapons museum in Louisville, KY, the Met in NY and of course the Smithsonian. Still, it would seem that every Euro country, city and municipality has their own collection!!

Many thanks for this! Now I know where to go to see arms & armour in the US.

NeilUK · 11th October 2018, 01:10 PM

That's some collection of swords, especially the mediaeval ones. Ljubljana is now on my list to visit! Many thanks for posting your photos, Victrix.
Neil

Luka of Carniola · 11th October 2018, 02:33 PM

I'm glad I could be of help. And thank you for posting the pictures, even though I saw them recently its still nice to see them again.

Victrix · 11th October 2018, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Luka of Carniola

I'm glad I could be of help. And thank you for posting the pictures, even though I saw them recently its still nice to see them again.

Many thanks again Luka for guiding me where to go, especially as I had limited time at my disposal. The swords were really rather big, especially those schiavonas, tesaks, and (as I believe they are called?) Schiavonesca swords. Your ancestors must have been built like bears.

Luka of Carniola · 12th October 2018, 06:15 PM

Yes the swords they have are fantastic, the messers are especially my favorite. I have also seen all the weapons they hold in storage and they are amazing. They have a couple of schiavonnas, lots of yagatans and even another zweihander who's blade is forge welded from two pieces and and looks really bizarre. I wish one day they can properly display them all.
I guess so they had to be very strong since they faced constant threats from the turks and their own nobility.

8th October 2018, 02:43 AM	#1
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,141	Why do only European museums have such awe-inspiring groups of weapons! I can only think of a few exceptions here in the U.S; The Cleveland Museum of Art, the weapons museum in Louisville, KY, the Met in NY and of course the Smithsonian. Still, it would seem that every Euro country, city and municipality has their own collection!!

11th October 2018, 01:10 PM	#3
NeilUK Member Join Date: Dec 2014 Location: Scotland Posts: 126	That's some collection of swords, especially the mediaeval ones. Ljubljana is now on my list to visit! Many thanks for posting your photos, Victrix. Neil

11th October 2018, 02:33 PM	#4
Luka of Carniola Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Ljubljana Posts: 3	I'm glad I could be of help. And thank you for posting the pictures, even though I saw them recently its still nice to see them again.

12th October 2018, 06:15 PM	#6
Luka of Carniola Member Join Date: Mar 2018 Location: Ljubljana Posts: 3	Yes the swords they have are fantastic, the messers are especially my favorite. I have also seen all the weapons they hold in storage and they are amazing. They have a couple of schiavonnas, lots of yagatans and even another zweihander who's blade is forge welded from two pieces and and looks really bizarre. I wish one day they can properly display them all. I guess so they had to be very strong since they faced constant threats from the turks and their own nobility.