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26th August 2023, 02:41 AM
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Many thanks for all the recommendations. I could not see everything, but still ended up visiting 10 or so museums with arms and armor collections, and can share my pictures here. The first place I visited was actually the Jagd und Fischereimuseum in Munich.
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26th August 2023, 02:50 AM
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I will be posting European arms and armor here, and all the ethnographic items in a separate post in the appropriate forum.
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26th August 2023, 02:53 AM
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The museum is conveniently located in the heart of Munich's downtown, and is very easy to find and visit.
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26th August 2023, 03:00 AM
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All the weapons and accessories are on the very stop story of the museum.
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26th August 2023, 03:08 AM
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Overall, a very impressive collection of hunting arms and accessories.
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26th August 2023, 09:29 AM
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Just one word, Teodor; SUPERB.
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27th August 2023, 01:34 AM
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The City Museum in Munich has only a few items of arms and armor, and honestly can be skipped.
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31st August 2023, 09:07 PM
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2nd September 2023, 06:16 PM
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Staying in Munich, there are some items in the Residence Palace, which consist of coronation swords, ceremonial swords (for example, the Order of St. George initiation sword) and just some really ornate arms that belonged to Wittelsbach monarchs.
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2nd September 2023, 06:24 PM
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Salzburg is an easy train trip away from Munich, and I visited the castle there. It has an "armory", which displays a few replicas, which I am not even going to post here. The castle also houses the museum of the Rainier Regiment of the Austrian army, tracing its history from its creation in the late 17th century, through the Great Turkish War and the Napoleonic Wars.
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2nd September 2023, 06:27 PM
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The story continues through the 1848 Revolutions all the way to WWI.
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2nd September 2023, 06:30 PM
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As the regiment was initially involved on the Eastern front, and then moved to Tyrol, apart from the Austrian weapons there are also some Russian and Italian trophies.
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