SCHARREKOPPAEUM

Virtual Arms and Armour Museum

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ARMS AND ARMOUR SPECIALS

Historic find of an important 17th-century siege helmet

The 'silver sword' of Willem Bloys van Treslong

Cutting-edge History
Special exhibition at the National Museum of Antiquities, Leiden, the Netherlands, April 1 - October 2, 2016

The Sword – Form and Though
Special exhibition at the Deutsches Klingenmuseum, Solingen, Germany, 26 September 2015 - 28 February 2016

A gilded spangenhelm

A gilded bronze cuirass, 3rd-2nd century B.C.

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WORLD MAP OF ARMS AND ARMOUR MUSEUMS AND COLLECTIONS

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This map is nearing completion! Should you know of other museums or castles with arms and armour collections, please let us know so we can include those in the map.

SOURCES FOR COLLECTORS

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• Danish Daggers
• Bronze age living history in the Netherlands
• The Greek Age of Bronze: Weapons and warfare in the late Helladic time 1600-1100 BC
• The Exotic Weapons of The Bronze Age Greek Warriors
• Italica: Apulo-Corinthian helmets
• Collecting ancient Greek hoplite bronze helmets
• Roman Artifacts
• Italica: Tomb of the Warrior, Lanuvium
• World of the Ancient Britons
• Vendel helmets
• Schutzausrüstung des 11. Jahrhunderts in Mitteleuropa
• European plate armors
• Våpenutrustning i tiden 1250-1320
• Våpentrøye og panser i høymiddelalder
• Maces introduction page
• Medieval Sword Resource Site
• Castles.nl
• Takouba Research Society
• The Keris
• China History Forum: Sword Picture Gallery
• Allen Antiques' study collection page
• Arms and Armor in Medieval Europe (MET, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
• Jan Piet Puype - adviseur en auteur historische wapenkunde (Dutch)
• Wikipedia: Components of medieval armour
• Wikpedia: List of medieval weapons
• Wikipedia: Early thermal weapons
• Wikipedia: Man-at-arms

MONUMENTAL EFFIGIES AND BRASSES, MANUSCRIPT MINIATURES AND ARMOUR IN ART

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• Twelfth to Fourteenth Century Armour: Monumental Effigy and Brass Timeline
• Wipedia: Monumental Brass
• Monumental Brass Society
• Brass Rubbings Collection
• Effigies & Brasses
• An Analysis of 1300 Effigies Dated Between 1300 and 1450
• Flickr group: Church Effigies
• Castles, Abbeys, Medieval Bulldings
• Ministère de la Culture et de la Communication: Monument funeraire
• MeMO, Medieval Memoria Online
• Manuscript Miniatures
• Armour in Art
• Los caballeros medievales en el Arte

ONLINE ARTICLES ON SPECIFIC PIECES OF ARMS AND ARMOUR

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• Arrowhead, Neolithic period, ca. 7000–4500 b.c. Egyptian - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Shaft-hole axhead with a bird-headed demon, boar, and dragon, late 3rd–early 2nd millennium b.c. Central Asia (Bactria-Margiana) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Arrowheads, early 1st millennium b.c. Caucasus Mountain region - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Sword, mid-1st century b.c.; Late Iron Age (La Tène) Celtic - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Helmet with divine figures beneath a bird with outstretched wings, 14th century b.c.; Middle Elamite period - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Sickle sword, 1307–1275 b.c.; Middle Assyrian period, reign of Adad-nirari I Mesopotamia - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Spearhead, 12th century b.c.; Late Bronze Age Cypriot - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Helmet, late 7th century b.c.; Archaic Greek, Cretan - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Front of a cuirass, 4th century b.c. Greek, Apulian - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Swords, falchions, estocs, sabres and rapiers

• Sword, 10th century European (possibly Scandinavian) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Sword, mid 13th Century German - Waffensammlung Carl Beck
• Sword, ca. 1400 Western European - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Hand-and-half sword, ca. 1400–1430 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Cosimo I de’ Medici falchion, North Italian, c.1550 - The Wallace Collection (A710)
• The falchion or malchus, the rarest medieval sword
• Two-handed sword flamberge, 3rd quarter 16th century Swiss - Waffensammlung Carl Beck
• Sword, end 16th century German - Waffensammlung Carl Beck
• Two-handed sword, end 16th century German - Waffensammlung Carl Beck
• Rapier of Prince-Elector Christian II of Saxony, 1606 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• A Swept-hilt Rapier, English, c. 1605-15 - The Wallace Collection (A596)
• An English Rapier c. 1610-20 - The Wallace Collection (A595)
• Cross-hilt sword, 1600–1625 England (London) and Germany (Solingen) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Calender sword with hilt - Staatliche Kunstsammlung Dresden

Hunting swords

• Hunting Sword, ca. 1740–50 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Judicial swords

• Judicial sword, end 15th century Swiss/German - Waffensammlung Carl Beck
• Executioner's sword, 2nd or 3rd quarter 17th century German - Waffensammlung Carl Beck

Daggers

• Parrying dagger (pugnale bolognese), ca. 1550–75 Italian - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• A Sword-Catching Parrying Dagger Italian, c. 1600 - The Wallace Collection (A868)

Shields and targes

• Two Shield Bosses, 7th century Langobardic - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Tournament Shield (Targe), ca. 1450 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Parade shield, late 16th century Venice - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• A royal shield - The Wallace Collection (A325)

Spears and lances

• Head of a Hunting Spear, 1425–50 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Axes, maces, war hammers and war picks

• Mace, 1550 German - Waffensammlung Carl Beck

Bows and crossbows

• Crossbow of Ulrich V, Count of Württemberg, 1460 German - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Mail shirts

• Mail shirt, 15th century Southern German (?) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Armours

• Armor, ca. 1400 and later - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Elements of a Light-Cavalry Armor, ca. 1505–10 Austrian - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Elements of a Light-Cavalry Armor, ca. 1510 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Portions of a Costume Armor, ca. 1525 Kolman Helmschmid (1471–1532) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Armor for Field and Tournament, 1527 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• A Composite Armour for the Field and Tournament German, c. 1525-40 - The Wallace Collection (A31)
• Partial Field Armour made by Kolman Helmschmid and etched by Daniel Hopfer - The Wallace Collection
• Equestrian armour of Ottheinrich, Count Palatine of the Rhine Hans Ringler, Nuremberg dated 1532 and 1536 - The Wallace Collection (A29)
• Armors for Man and Horse, dated 1548 Kunz Lochner (German, ca. 1510–1567) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Armor for Henry II of France, ca. 1555. After designs by Étienne Delaune (1518/19–1583) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Armor of George Clifford, Third Earl of Cumberland, ca. 1580–85 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Armor of Emperor Ferdinand I, 1549. Made by Kunz Lochner (ca. 1510–1567) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Armor, ca. 1575 Flemish - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Italian armour for parade, c.1576-90 - The Wallace Collection
• The Greenwich Field Armour of Lord Buckhurst - The Wallace Collection (A62)
• Armour, beginning 17th century Swiss - Waffensammlung Carl Beck
• Armor of Heavy Cavalry, ca. 1610–20 Italian (Milan or Brescia) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Harquebus Armor of Pedro II, King of Portugal, ca. 1683 English - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Armor of Infante Luis, Prince of Asturias, 1712 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Helms, helmets, armets, sallets, burgonets, morions and Zischägges

• Helmet (Spangenhelm), 6th century Ostrogothic - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Armet with Wrapper, ca. 1460–70 (armet), 1450 (wrapper) Italian - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Sallet in the Shape of a Lion's Head, 1470–80 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• "Barbute" sallet, ca. 1470–80 Italian (Milan) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Visored sallet, ca. 1470–85 Hans Blarer the Younger (recorded 1453–83) German/Swiss (Basel) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• War Hat (chapel-de-fer), ca. 1475 Western European (probably Burgundy) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Parade Helmet in Hispano-Moresque Style, late 15th–early 16th century - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Tournament Helm (Stechhelm), ca. 1500 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• A Painted Sallet, South German, c. 1500 - The Wallace Collection
• Close helmet with mask visor, ca. 1515 Germany - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• A Parade Helmet by Kolman Helmschmid of Augsburg, c. 1520 - The Wallace Collection
• Armet with visor of exchange c. 1535-40 - The Wallace Collection (A164)
• Burgonet, 1543. Made by Filippo Negroli (ca. 1510–1579) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Burgonet with Falling Buffe, ca. 1555 French (Paris) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Morion, ca. 1560–65 Germany (Brunswick) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Helmet, 16th century Spanish - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Parade helmet à l'antique, ca. 1620–30 French - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Cavalry Helmet (Zischägge), ca. 1630–40 German - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Horse armour, stirrups and rowel spurs

• Stirrup, 975–1075 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Curb Bit, ca. 1350 Spanish - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Rowel Spur, ca. 1400 Spanish, Catalan - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Saddle, ca. 1400–1420 Central Europe, perhaps Bohemia - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• "Blind" shaffron for the joust, ca. 1490 German - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Shaffron of Henry II of France when Dauphin, ca. 1490–1500, - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Shaffron, ca. 1540 German - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Shaffron and crinet plate, ca. 1555 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Shaffron in the "Oriental" fashion, ca. 1560–70 Italian - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Half-shaffron, ca. 1570–80 Italian - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Saddle, ca. 1570–80 Italian - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Pommel plate, ca. 1580 French or Flemish - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Escutcheon plate from a shaffron, ca. 1530–40 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Cantle plate, 1563 German - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Bard made for Johann Ernst, Duke of Saxony-Coburg, dated 1548 German - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Left side panel of a crupper, ca. 1480–1500 Probably South German or Austrian - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Leather peytral and crupper plates, early 16th century. Possibly Flemish or German - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Guns, rifles, pistols and powder flasks

• Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol of Emperor Charles V, ca. 1540–45 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Powder flask, ca. 1575 Germany - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Combined Match- and Wheel-lock Gun, North Italian, c. 1620 - The Wallace Collection
• Flintlock Gun, ca. 1620. Made by Pierre Le Bourgeois (died 1627) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Wheel-lock Rifle, ca. 1680–90 Johann Michael Maucher (German, 1645–1701) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Pair of snaphaunce pistols, ca. 1690 Italy (Bargi) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Powder flask, late 17th century German - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Oriental arms and armour

• Helmet, late 15th century; Ak-Koyunlu/Shivran. Iranian - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Yatagan, ca. 1525–30. Made by the Workshop of Ahmed Tekelü. Turkey - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Saber, 16th century; Ottoman - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Parade helmet, possibly early 17th century Turkish - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Helmet, mid-16th century; Ottoman period (Turkish) - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Dagger with jeweled hilt, Mughal period (1526–1858), ca. 1605–27 Northern India - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Shirt of mail and plate, plates dated a.h. 1042 / 1632–33 a.d. India and Iran - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Dagger with hilt in the form of a blue bull (nilgai), Mughal period (1526–1858), ca. 1640 India - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• The Dagger of a Mughal Prince c.1620 - The Wallace Collection
• The Sword of Tipu Sultan - The Wallace Collection
• The Sword of Ranjit Singh - The Wallace Collection (OA1404)
• A sabre owned by Sarkar Mir Murad Ali Khan Talpur - The Wallace Collection

Tomb effigies, statues, aquamaniles

• Tomb Effigy of Jean d'Alluye, mid-13th century French - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Aquamanile in the Form of a Knight on Horseback, mid-13th century German - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

Various

• Warfare in ancient Greece - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Feudalism and Knights in Medieval Europe - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Arms and Armor—Common Misconceptions and Frequently Asked Questions - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Arms and Armor in Medieval Europe - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Fire Gilding of Arms and Armor - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• The Function of Armor in Medieval and Renaissance Europe - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Fashion in European Armor - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Fashion in European Armor, 1000-1300 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Fashion in European Armor, 1300–1400 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Fashion in European Armor, 1400–1500 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Fashion in European Armor, 1500–1600 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Fashion in European Armor, 1600–1700 - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• The Decoration of Arms and Armor - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Techniques of Decoration on Arms and Armor - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Horse Armor in Europe - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
• Islamic Arms and Armor - MET Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History

• Rijksmuseum - Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Amsterdam Museum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Tropenmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museum De Gevangenpoort - Den Haag, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Legermuseum (now closed) - Delft, The Netherlands (1501bc.com)
• Legermuseum (with special exhibition) - Delft, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Legermuseum, previous storage - Delft, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museum Het Valkhof - Nijmegen, The Netherlands (1501bc.com)
• Museum Het Valkhof - Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Gelders Archeologisch centrum G.M. Kam - Nijmegen, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museum Barneveld - The Netherlands (1501bc.com)
• Drents Museum - The Netherlands (1501bc.com)
• Muiderslot - Muiden, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (4) - Leiden, The Netherlands (1501bc.com)
• Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (1) - Leiden, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (2) - Leiden, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Rijksmuseum van Oudheden (3) - Leiden, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Carthago. Special exhibition Rijksmuseum van Oudheden - Leiden, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Depot Rijksmuseum - The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Nationaal depot voor scheepsarcheologie - Lelystad, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Tomb of admiral Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676) - Nieuwe Kerk, Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Allard Pierson Museum - Amsterdam, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Kasteel Huis Bergh - 's-Heerenberg, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Stadhuis (City Hall) - Haarlem, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Historisch Museum - Haarlem, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Archeologisch Museum - Haarlem, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Frans Hals Museum - Haarlem, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Stadhuis (built 1452-1521) with statues of counts and countesses of Zeeland - Middelburg, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Limburgs Museum - Venlo, The Netherlands (1501bc.com)
• Westfries Museum + Bossuhuizen - Hoorn, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• The Sword of Greate Pier (Pier Gerlofs Dionia, ca. 1480 - 1520): Fries Museum - Leeuwarden / Martinikerk, Sneek / Kimswerd - Friesland, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Martinikerk - Bolsward, The Netherlands (Carl Koppeschaar)

United Kingdom

• The Burrell Collection - Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Pictures by Andrea Carloni (Rimini, Italy))
• The Burrell Collection - Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Glasgow Museums Resource Centre - Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Hunterian Museum - Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• National War Museum - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• St. Giles' Cachedral / High Kirk of Edinburgh + monuments - Edinburgh, Scotland, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum - Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Pictures by Andrea Carloni (Rimini, Italy))
• Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum - Glasgow, Scotland, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• British Museum - London, UK (Pictures by Andrea Carloni (Rimini, Italy))
• British Museum: Middle Ages and Renaissance - London, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• British Museum: Early Middle Ages and Viking period - London, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• British Museum: Celts and Romans - London, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• British Museum: Greek and Roman Antiquity - London, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• British Museum: Ancient Iran - London, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• The Wallace Collection (June 2008) - London, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Victoria & Albert Museum - London , England (Pictures by Andrea Carloni (Rimini, Italy))
• Museum of London: Medieval - London, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museum of London: Roman - London, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museum of London: Prehistory - London, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museum of London - London, UK (Vikverir)
• Museum of London - London, UK (Schola Gladiatoria)
• Tower of London - London, UK (Víkverir)
• Victoria & Albert Museum - London, UK (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Victoria & Albert Museum - London, UK (Víkverir)
• British Museum - London, UK (Víkverir)
• Wallace Collection - London, UK (Víkverir)
• Royal Armouries - Leeds, UK (Schola Galdiatoria)

Belgium

• Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en van de Krijgsgeschiedenis - Brussels, Belgium (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Jubelparkmuseum - Brussels, Belgium (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Effigies in the Jubelparkmuseum - Brussels, Belgium (Carl Koppeschaar)
• The Armoury of the Dukes of Burgundy in the "Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis" - Brussels, Belgium (TrueFork.org)
• The Adolphe Neyt Collection /Castle of the Counts of Flanders - Ghent, Belgium (TrueFork.org)
• Judicial Instruments from the castle of the counts of Flanders - Ghent, Belgium (TrueFork.org)

France

• Musée National du Moyen Age / Musée Cluny - Paris, France (Pictures by Andrea Carloni (Rimini, Italy))
• Musée National du Moyen Age (Musée Cluny) - Paris, France (Víkverir)
• Musée National du Moyen Age (Musée Cluny) - Paris, France (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Musée de l 'Armée - Paris, France (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Musée de l'Armée / Les Invalides - Paris, France (Pictures by Andrea Carloni (Rimini, Italy))
• Musée de l'Armée - Paris, France (Víkverir)
• Musée National de la Renaissance / Château d'Ecouen - Ecouen, France (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Musée d'Archeologie Nationale - Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France (Carl Koppeschaar)
• "L'Épée, usages, mythes et symboles" au Musée Cluny (2011), France (Carl Koppeschaar)
• L'Épée. Usages, mythes et symboles, Musée Cluny 2011 - Paris, France (Víkverir)
• Louvre - Paris, France (Víkverir)
• Musée des Beaux Arts - Dijon, France (Schola Gladiatoria)
• Château du Haut-Koenigsbourg, Orschwiller, Alsace, France (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Musée d'Unterlinden, Colmar, France (Carl Koppeschaar)

Spain

• Museo del Ejército - Toledo, Spain (Andrea Carloni)
• Museo del Ejército: Armory Part One - Toledo, Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Museo del Ejército: Armory Part Two - Toledo, Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Museo del Ejército: Spanish Army in XVI c. - Toledo, Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Museo del Ejército: Spanish Army in XVII c. - Toledo, Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Museo del Ejército: Turkish Arms and Armor - Toledo, Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Museo del Ejército: Clothing and weapon of Boabdil - Toledo, Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Museo del Ejército: Philippine Jolo Armors - Toledo, Spain (Pictures by Oleg Naumov)
• La Real Armeria - Madrid, Spain (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Lazara Galdiano - Madrid, Spain (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo de Armeria de Alava - Vitoria, Spain (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Alava Archeological Museum - Vitoria, Spain (Carl Koppeschaar)
• La Alfjería - Zaragoza, Spain (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Zaragoza - Zaragoza, Spain (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Burgos Museum in Casa Miranda Palace - Burgos, Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Church of San Salvador - Lugo, Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Sepulcher of Juan of Aragon - Monestir de Montserrat (Barcelona), Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Sepulcher of Bernat Vilamari - Monestir de Montserrat (Barcelona), Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Basilica de San Vicente/Sepulcher of Martyrs, II - Ávila, Spain (Oleg Naumov)
• Basilica de San Vicente/Sepulcher of Martyrs, II! - Ávila, Spain (Oleg Naumov)

Portugal

• Museu Militar - Lisbon, Portugal (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Palácio da Pena - Sintra, Portugal (Carl Koppeschaar)

Italy

• Museo Stefano Bardini - Florence, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Pinacoteca Nazionale di Siena - Siena, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Museo Civico - Pizzighettone, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Museo Stibbert, Western Arms & Armour - Florence, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Stibbert, Eastern Arms & Armour - Florence, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Firenze - Florence, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Basilica di Santa Croce - Florence, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Casa di Dante - Florence, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Palazzo Vecchio - Florence, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Galleria degli Uffizi - Florence, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Nazionale del Bargello - Florence, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Museo Nazionale del Bargello - Florence, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Civico Medievale - Bologna, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Museo Civico Medievale - Bologna, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Civico Archeologico - Bologna, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Nazionale di Ravenna - Ravenna, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Storico Navale - Venice, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Correr - Venice, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Nuragic Civilzation exhibition - Venice, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• The Armeria of the Doge's Palace - Venice, Italy (TrueFork.org)
• Churburg (Castel Coira) - Schluderns, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo della Caccia e del Territorio - Cerreto Guidi, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Armeria Reale - Torino, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Armeria Reale - Torino, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Bagatti Valsecchi - Milan, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Castello Sforzesco - Milan, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Castello Sforzesco - Milan, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Museo Poldo Pezzoli - Milan, Italy (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo Poldo Pezzoli - Milan, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Museo Bagatti Valsecchi - Milan, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Museo delle Armi "Luigi Marzoli" - Brescia, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Museo di Castelvecchio - Verona, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Arms and Armor Exhibition, Palazzo Ducale - Mantova, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Room of Morone, Palazzo Ducale - Mantova, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Expulsion Of Bonacolsi (details), Palazzo Ducale- Mantova, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Castello di San (St George's Castle - Mantova, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Permanent Exhibition, Castello di San (St George's Castle - Mantova, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Chiesa di San Francesco - Mantova, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Gonzaga Chapel, Chiesa di San Francesco - Mantova, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Hall of Pisanello, Palazzo Ducala - Mantova, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Pisanello’s Frescoes (details), Palazzo Ducale - Mantova, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Frescoes Of Cortile Vecchio. Palazzo Ducale - Mantova, Italy (Oleg Naumov)
• Castel Tirolo/Schloss Tirol - Merano, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Armeria di Castel Sant'Angelo - Roma, Italy (Andrea Carloni)
• Armeria di Castel Sant 'Angelo - Vatican City, Rome, Italy (TrueFork.org)
• Martial sculptures of Ancient Rome - Rome, Italy (TrueFork.org)
• Arms and Armour of the Etruscans - Rome, Italy (TrueFork.org)

San Marino

• Museo delle Arme Antiche - San Marino(Carl Koppeschaar)
• Guiata Fortress - San Marino(Carl Koppeschaar)
• Mueso di Stato - San Marino(Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museo della Tortura - San Marino(Carl Koppeschaar)

Germany

• Germanisches Museum - Nürnberg, Germany (Oleg Naumov)
• Kaiserburg - Nürnberg, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Schöner Brunnen - Nürnberg, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Romanische Kirche St. Panteleon: Chapel of Epistles - Köln, Germany (Oleg Naumov)
• Romanische Kirche St. Panteleon: interior - Köln, Germany (Oleg Naumov)
• Dominikaner Kirche St. Andreas: statues - Köln, Germany (Oleg Naumov)
• Dominikaner Kirche St. Andreas: frescos - Köln, Germany (Oleg Naumov)
• Dominikaner Kirche St. Andreas: Maccabeus Reliquary - Köln, Germany (Oleg Naumov)
• St. Kunibert: statues - Köln, Germany (Oleg Naumov)
• St. Kunibert: icons - Köln, Germany (Oleg Naumov)
• Kölnisches Stadtmuseum - Köln, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Römisch-Germanisches Museum - Köln, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museum für Angewandte Kunst - Köln, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Dom - Köln, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Deutsches Historisches Museum - Berlin, Germany (Peter Mustonen)
• Ostfriesisches Landemuseum - Emden, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Ostfriesisches Landemuseum, storage - Emden, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Schloss Burg an der Wupper - Solingen, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• The Sword, Form and Thought, Deutsches Klingenmuseum - Solingen, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Deutsches Klingenmuseum - Solingen, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museum Wasserburg Anholt - Isselburg, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Bayerisches Nationalmuseum - Munich, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Archäologische Staatssammlung - Munich, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Badisches Landesmuseum - Karlsruhe, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg - Coburg, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Burg Arras - Alf an der Mosel, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Stiftskirche - Treis-Karden, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Schloss Sigmaringen - Sigmaringen, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Burg Hohenzollern - Burg Hohenzollern (near Hechingen), Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Adelsmuseum (Sammlung Bidermann) / Schloss Glatt - Sulz am Neckar, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Historisches Rathaus - Münster, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Historisches Museum Frankfurt - Frankfurt, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Malteserschloss - Heitersheim, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Mainfränkisches Museum - Würzburg, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Reichstadtmuseum (Samlung Baumann) - Rothenburg ob der Tauber, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Schloss Braunfels - Braunfels, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Schloss Erbach - Erbach im Odenwald, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Evangelische Stadtkirche - Michelstadt, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Württembergische Landesmuseum - Stuttgart, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Deutsches Bauernkriegmuseum, Böblingen, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Schloss Mespelbrunn - Mespelbrunn, Spessart, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Münster Dom - Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Historisches Kaufhaus - Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Dom Sankt Martin - Mainz, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Altenberger Dom - Odenthal, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Sant Lambertus - Düsseldorf, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Stiftskirche St. Gangolf - Heinsberg, Germany (Jeroen Punt)
• LVR Landsemuseum - Bonn, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museum Wilnsdorf - Wilnsdorf, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Schloss Homburg - Nürmbrecht, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museum Burg Linn - Krefeld, Germany (Carl Koppeschaar)

Switzerland

• Museum Altes Zeughaus - Solothurn, Switzerland (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Schlossmuseum Thun - Thun, Switzerland (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Historisches Museum Basel - Basel, Switzerland (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Bernisches Historisches Museum - Bern, Switzerland (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Historisches Museum - Luzern, Switzerland (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Kapellbrücke - Luzern, Switzerland (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Das Museum, Gletschergarten - Luzern, Switzerland (Carl Koppeschaar)

Austria

• Schneeberg Museum - Puchberg, Austria (Andrea Carloni)
• Landeszeughaus - Graz, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Schloss Ambras - Innsbruck, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Schattenburg - Feldkirch, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Festung Hohensalzburg - Salzburg, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Hofkirche - Innsbruck, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Katzunghaus (1530) + Goldens Dachl (1500) - Innsbruck, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Wien Museum Karlsplatz storage (2005) - Vienna, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Wien Museum Karlsplatz - Vienna, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Heeresgeschichtliches Museum - Vienna, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• International Arms and Armour Conference IAAC 2005 at KHM Hofjagd und Rüstkammer - Vienna, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• KHM Hofjagd und Rüstkammer - Vienna, Austria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Kunsthistorisches Museum Hofjagd-und Rüstkammer, part 01/02 - Vienna, Austria (Pictures by Andrea Carloni (Rimini, Italy)
• Kunsthistorisches Museum Hofjagd-und Rüstkammer, part 02/02 - Vienna, Austria (Pictures by Andrea Carloni (Rimini, Italy)
• Kunsthistorisches Museum - Vienna, Austria (Schola Gladiatoria)

Slovakia

• Múzeum zbrani, Michalská veža - Bratislava, Slovakia (Carl Koppeschaar)

Denmark

• Rosenborg Slot - Copenhagen, Denmark (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Nationalmuseet - Copenhagen, Denmark (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Nationalmuseet: Viking and Bronze Age exibition before 2008 - Copenhagen, Denmark (Víkverir)
• Koldinghus - Kolding, Denmark (Víkverir)
• Esbjerg Museum - Esbjerg, Denmark (Víkverir)
• Ribes Vikinger - Ribe, Denmark (Víkverir)
• Trelleborg - Denmark (Víkverir)

Norway

• Museum of Natural History and Archaeology: Viking - Trondheim, Norway (Víkverir)
• Museum of Natural History and Archaeology: Medieval and Church exibitions - Trondheim, Norway (Víkverir)
• Midgard Historisk Senter - Horten, Norway (Víkverir)
• Hedemarksmuseet - Hamar, Norway (Víkverir)
• Bergen Museum - Bergen, Norway (Víkverir)
• Bryggen Museum: Medieval - Bergen, Norway (Víkverir)
• Bryggen Museum:"Meat on Bone" Exibition (Medieval) - Bergen, Norway (Víkverir)
• The Norwegian Armed Forces Museum - Oslo, Norway (Víkverir)
• Museum of Cultural History: Bronze Age and Iron Age - Oslo, Norway (Víkverir)
• Museum of Cultural History: Special exibition Runes - Oslo, Norway (Víkverir)
• Museum of Cultural History: Viking - Oslo, Norway (Víkverir)
• Museum of Cultural History: Medieval - Oslo, Norway (Víkverir)

Sweden

• Hallwylkska Museet - Stockholm, Sweden (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Livrustkammaran - Stockholm, Sweden (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Storkyrkan - Stockholm, Sweden (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Armémuseum - Stockholm, Sweden (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Historiska Museet - Stockholm, Sweden (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Skokloster Slott - Skokloster, Sweden (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Skokloster Kyrka - Skokloster, Sweden (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Vasa - Stockholm, Sweden (Carl Koppeschaar)

Iceland

• National Museum of Iceland - Reykjavik, Iceland (Carl Koppeschaar)

Malta

• Armoury of the Knights of St. John - Malta (Schola Gliatoria)
• Palace Armoury, Knights of St. John - Valetta, Malta (HeritageMalta.org)

Greece

• Heraklion Museum - Crete, Greece (Ingrid Koppeschaar)

Bulgaria

• National Historical Museum - Sofia, Bulgaria (Carl Koppeschaar)
• National Archaeological Museum - Sofia, Bulgaria (Jona Lendering)
• Archeological Museum - Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria (Jona Lendering)
• Regional Historical Museum - Stara Zagora, Bulgaria (Jona Lendering)
• Thracian tomb - near Karanovo, Bulgaria (Jona Lendering)

Russia

• The State Hermitage - Saint Petersburg, Russia (Oleg Naumov)

Turkey

• Askeri Müzesi - Istanbul, Turkey (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Arkeoloji Müzesi- Istanbul, Turkey (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Panorama 1453 - Tarih Müzesi- Istanbul, Turkey (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Arms and Armour in Istanbul- Istanbul, Turkey (Peter Mustonen)

Cambodia

• Sala Rachana, National Museum of Cambodia - Phnom Penh, Cambodia (Carl Koppeschaar)

Thailand

• National Museum - Bangkok, Thailand (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Wat Phra Kaew, The Royal Collection of Weapons - Bangkok, Thailand (Carl Koppeschaar)

USA

• The Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York, USA (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Saxon rapiers - The Metropolitan Museum of Art (storage) - New York, USA (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Archaic Greek Arms and Armour - The Metropolitan Museum of Art (storage) - New York, USA (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Philadelphia Museum of Art - Philadelphia PA, USA (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Higgins Armory Museum - Worcester MA, USA (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Higgins Armory Museum - Worcester MA, USA (A.D. Wheeler)

Brazil

• Museu Histórico Nacional - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museu Histórico do Exército, Forte de Copacabana - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Carl Koppeschaar)
• Museu Nacional- UFRJ - Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Carl Koppeschaar)

Various

• Flickr photo collection of Carl Koppeschaar: arms and armour, effigies
• Flickr photo collection of Roel Renmans: effigies, brasses, armour
• TrueFork.org: Photography
• 1501bc.com: Museum Photos index page
• Picasa photo galery of Schola Gladiatoria
• Ollie's Albums and Images

• Secrets of the Viking Sword (2012)
• Metalworks - The Knight's Tale
• Tobias Capwell: Armour for the Differently Abled: Armour, Scoliosis and King Richard III (2 March 2013)
• Knights in Central Park
• Arms and Armor | Experience (Philadelphia Museum of Art)
• Peter Johnsons Video Lessons On Medieval Swords And Their Design Principles (1)
• Peter Johnsons Video Lessons On Medieval Swords And Their Design Principles (2)
• Conservation of a close helmet, Jamestown, March 2011
• Eric Dubé: Making of medieval armor
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #1
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #2
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #3
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #4
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #5
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #6
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #7
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #8
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #9
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #10
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #11
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #12
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #13
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #14
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #15
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #16
• The Metropolitan Museum of Art (1922): A visit tor the Armory Galleries #17
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Sword (Part 1)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Sword (Part 2)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Sword (Part 3)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Sword (Part 4)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Sword (Part 5)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Sword (Part 6)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Sword (Part 7)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Sword (Part 8)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Sword (Part 9)
• Weapons that Made Britain: Armour (part 1)
• Weapons that Made Britain: Armour (part 2)
• Weapons that Made Britain: Armour (part 3)
• Weapons that Made Britain: Armour (part 4)
• Weapons that Made Britain: Armour (part 5)
• Weapons that Made Britain: Armour (part 6)
• Weapons that Made Britain: Armour (part 7)
• Weapons that Made Britain: Armour (part 8)
• Weapons that Made Britain: Armour (part 9)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Lance (Part 1)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Lance (Part 2)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Lance (Part 3)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Lance (Part 4)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Lance (Part 5)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Lance (Part 6)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Lance (Part 7)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Lance (Part 8)
• Weapons that made Britain: The Lance (part 9)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Longbow (Part 1)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Longbow (Part 2)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Longbow (Part 3)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Longbow (Part 4)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Longbow (Part 5)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Longbow (Part 6)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Longbow (Part 7)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Longbow (Part 8)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Longbow (Part 9)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Shield (Part 1)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Shield (Part 2)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Shield (Part 3)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Shield (Part 4)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Shield (Part 5)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Shield (Part 6)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Shield (Part 7)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Shield (Part 8)
• Weapons that Made Britain: The Shield (Part 9)
• The Greatest Knight - Timewatch - ©BBC
• Campaigns in History - Wars of the Roses (1994)
• Agincourt's Dark Secrets - Battlefield Detectives
• Conquest - Knights in Armour - Part 1
• Conquest - Knights in Armour - Part 2
• Conquest - Knights in Armour - Part 3
• Conquest - Knives and Daggers - Part 1
• Conquest - Knives and Daggers - Part 2
• Conquest - Weird Weapons of the Middle Ages - Part 1
• Conquest - Weird Weapons of the Middle Ages - Part 2
• Conquest - Weird Weapons of the Middle Ages - Part 3

• Royal Armouries Online Collections
• Kunst Historisches Museum Wien: Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer
• Kunst Historisches Museum Wien: Weltliche Schatzkammer
• Bashford Dean: Catalogue of European Court Swords and Hunting Swords, including the Ellis, de Dino, Riggs and Reubell collections (SwordLinks.com)
• Reiseführer Dresden Staatliche Kunstsammlungen: Historisches Museum (Rüstkammer)
• Staatliche Kunstsammlungen Dresden - Online Collection
• Search the Collections of the Philadelphia Museum of Art
• Waffensammlung Carl Beck
• Arms and Armour at the Pitt Rivers Museum
• Museum digital (museums in Germany)
• V&A Search the collections
• MET: Knights in Central Park
• Armeria Reale, Torino, collection
• Armeria Reale, Torino, Catalogo Angelucci (1890)
• Arms and Armor in Renaissance Europe (MET, Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History)
• Armoury. Musée d'Art Classigue de Mougins
• Rijksmuseum: Swords, daggers and rapiers
• Historiska Museet, Stockholm, Sweden: Search the Historical Museum's collections
• Museo Arqueológico Nacional: Armas; Metales; Orfebrería
• Fudación Lázaro Galdiano: Colecciones - Armas y Amaduras
• Museum of Anthropology, Vancouver: Explore our collections
• Livrustkammaren, Skoklosters Slot, Hallwylska Museum: Sök in samlingarna (svärd, värja, ...)
• Google Art Project: Collections

• myArmoury.com discussion forums
• Ludota (Russian)
• Tozhe Forum (Russian)
• Vikingsword.com Forum
• Arms and Armour Forum
• Sword Forum International
• Schola forum
• Blankwaffen - Das Forum für Sammler und Interessierte (German)
• RomanArmy.com
• The Armour Archive
• Armor through the Ages

• myArmoury.com
• Arms & Armour Society
• The Oakeshott Institute
• The Armor and Arms Club
• Vikervir: Forening for levende historie
• Vaabenhistorisk Selskab - The Danish Arms & Armour Society
• The Church Monuments Society
• Takouba Research Society
• Musket
• Gesellschaft für Historische Waffen- und Kostümkunde (German)
• Vereniging Nederlandse Wapenverzamelaars (Dutch)
• The American Society of Arms Collectors
• Union Française des amateurs d'armes

• Koryvantes
• Legio XX
• The Order of the Crescent
• A Medieval joust by the "Zwaardridders van Sint Joris", Kasteelfeesten, Beersel, Belgium
• My Suit of Armour
• The Knights of the Four Quarters
• Kongshirden 1308 - Akershus
• Les Guerriers du Moyen-Age
• Associazione Culturale Famaleonis (Italian)
• Wolna Kompania Najemna Poznan(Polish, English)
• Knights of Camelot (Dutch)
• De Zwaardkring (Dutch)
• Campement van Sint Sevrus (Dutch)
• Die Rheinischen Ritter (German, French, Dutch)
• Stichting KSSF (Dutch)

• Adademy of European Medieval Martial Arts
• ARMA
• Wiktenauer, free library of Historical European Martial Arts books and manuscripts
• Steven Reich: Montante & Spada da Due Mani (PDF, 2.5 Mb) (English)
• Jeffrey Hull: Döbringer Longsword Flourish (PDF, 0.5 Mb)
• Kronos: A Chronological History of the Martial Arts and Combative Sports
• Wikipedia: Historical European martial arts

• Chris Dobson
• Plattnerei Wiedner - Replikate historischer Harnische
• Gotscha Lagidse
• Robert MacPherson Armorer
• Thaden Armory
• Armory "Al master"
• Eysenkleider Repliken
• ArmorySmith

• Dolmens in The Netherlands
• The medieval castles of West-Frisia and Alkmaar
• Nederlandse Kastelenstichting (Dutch)
• Tales from Froissart
• The WWWorld of Archaeology
• Ancient History Encyclopedia
• The History Place: The Top ten Battles of All Times
• HyperHistory Online
• Biographical Dictionary
• Medieval Life and Times

• Legermuseum, Delft, The Netherlands
• Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
• Muiderslot, Muiden, The Netherlands
• Westfries Museum, Hoorn. The Netherlands
• Oude Stadhuis, Hasselt, The Netherlands
• Kasteel Huis Bergh, 's-Heerenberg, The Netherlands
• Kasteel Radboud, Medemblik, The Netherlands
• Stadhuismuseum, Zierikzee, The Netherlands
• Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden, The Netherlands
• Museum Volkenkunde, Leiden, The Netherlands
• Allard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam,.The Netherlands

Belgium

• Musée Grand Curtius, Liege, Belgium
• Koninklijk Museum van het Leger en de Krijgsgeschiedenis, Brussels, Belgium
• Gravensteen, Gent, Belgium
• Museum Kortrijk 1302, Kortrijk, Belgium

Luxembourg

• Château de Vianden, Vianden, Luxembourg

Germany

• Muzeum Reichenfels-Hohenleuben, Germany
• Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg, Germany
• Ostfriesisches Landesmuseum Emden, Germany
• Schloß Heidecksburg, Germany
• Reichsstadtmuseum, Rothenburg, Germany (Baumann collection)
• Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin, Germany
• Wehrgeschichtliches Museeum, Rastatt, Germany
• Deutsches Klingenmuseum, Solingen, Germany
• Schloss Burg an der Wupper, Solingen, Germany
• Waffenmuseum, Suhl, Germany
• Bayerisches Armeemuseum, Ingolstadt, Germany
• Rüstkammer Dresden, Germany
• Kunstsammlungen der Veste Coburg, Coburg, Germany
• Archeologisches Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
• Historisches Museum, Frankfurt, Germany
• Schloss Erbach, Erbach, Germany
• Schloss Braunfels, Braunfels, Germany
• Schloss Büdingen, Büdingen, Germany
• Landesmuseum Württemberg, Stuttgart, Germany
• Burg Hohenzollern, near Hechingen, Germany
• Museum Wasserburg Anholt, Anholt, Germany
• LRV-LandesMuseum Bonn, Bonn,Germany

Austria

• Schloss Museum, Linz, Austria
• KHM, Hofjagd- und Rüstkammer, Vienna, Austria
• Heeresgeschichtliches Museum Wien, Vienna, Austria
• Landeszeughaus, Graz, Austria

Italy

• Armeria Reale, Torino, Italy
• Museum Stibbert, Florence, Italy

Spain

• Museo Juan Cabré, Calaceite, Spain
• Fundación Lázaro Galdiano, Madrid, Spain

United Kingdom

• Royal Armouries, Leeds, UK
• The Wallace Collection, London, UK
• Victoria & Albert Museum, London, England, UK
• British Museum, London, UK
• Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England, UK
• Pitt Rivers Museum, Oxford, England, UK

France

• Musée de l'Armée, Paris, France

Switzerland

• Altes Zeughaus, Solothurn, Switzerland
• Jagdmuseum Schloss Landshut, Utzenstorf, Switzerland
• Museum Sankt Urbanhof, Sursee, Switzerland (Carl Beck collection)
• NMB Neues Museum Biel – Kunst Geschichte Archäologie, Biel/Bienne, Switzerland

Denmark

• Rosenborg Slot, Copenhagen, Denmark
• National Museet, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Tøjhusmuseet, Copenhagen, Denmark
• Nyborg Slot, Nyborg, Denmark
• Vikingemuseet, Aarhus, Denmark
• Moesgard Museum, Højbjerg, Denmark

Sweden

• Skokloster Slott, Skokloster, Sweden

Finland

• The National Museum of Finland, Helsinki, Finland

• Military History Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Ukraine

• Dnipropetrovsk History Museum, Historical Museum named after D. I. Yavornytsky, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine

Armenia

• History Museum of Armenia, Yerevan, Armenia

USA

• Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
• The Cleveland Museum of Art, Ohio, USA
• Frazier Historical Arms Museum, USA
• Berman Museum of World History, Anniston, Alabama, USA
• Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia, USA

Canada

• Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto, Canada

• Tokyo National Museum, Japan

Brazil

• Museu Histórico Nacional, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
• Museu Histórico do Exército / Forte de Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

• Wilde, J. (2008): Ancient Greek Hoplites and their Origins (PDF 0,2 Mb)
• Garcés Estallo, I. and Graells Fabregat, R. - Ancient Bronze Horse Muzzles of the Iberian Peninsula, Gladius XXXI, 2011. (PDF 1.5 Mb)
• Iriarte Kortazar, A. - An Introduction to Torsion Artillery, Gladius XXXI, 2011. (PDF 0.6 Mb) Spanish

• Wilson D.M.: Some Neglected Late Anglo-Saxon Swords (PDF 1,1 Mb)
• Stalsberg, A.: The Vlfberht sword blades reevaluated (jenny-rita.org)
• Williams, A.: A metallurgical Study of some Viking swords, Gladius, XXIX (2009), pp. 121-184. ISSN: 0436-029X (PDF 9,9 Mb)
• Astrup, E.E. and Martens, I.: Studies of Viking Age Swords: Metallography and Archeology, Gladius XXXI, 2011, pp. 203-206. ISSN: 0436-029X. doi: 10.3989/gladius.2011.0009 (PDF 0.3 Mb)
• Williams, A.: A Note on the Analysis of Viking swords, Gladius, XXIX (2009), pp. 121-184. ISSN: 0436-029X. (PDF 0.3 Mb)
• Jan Petersen (1919): The Norwegian Viking Swords. Translated by Kristin Noer (1998). (Electronic edition, Vikingsword.com)

• Gibbon, E. - The Crusades, 1870 (PDF 12.4 Mb, Archive.org, Cornell University Library)

• Williams, A. and Edge, D: Great Helms and their Development into Helmets, Gladius XXIV, 2004, pp. 123-134 (PDF 6,9 Mb)

• Ruexner, Georg - Thurnier Buch: von Anfang, Ursachen, Ursprung und Herkommen der Thurnier, 1561 (PDF 43.9 Mb, Archive.org, The Getty Research Institute)
• Clephan, R. Coltman - The tournament; its periods and phases, 1919. (PDF 8.7 Mb, Archive.org, Cornell University Library)
• Francolin, Hans von, Huebschmann, Donat - Thurnier Buch, warhafftiger ritterlicher Thate, 1561. (PDF 13.6 Mb , Archive.org, The Getty Research Institute)
• Egenolff, Christian - Thournier, Kampff unnd Ritterspiel, 1550 (PDF 5.2 Mb, Archive.org, The Getty Research Institute)
• Quatrebarbes, M. le comte de - Oeuvres complètes du Roi René, 1895 (PDF 31.6 Mb, Archive.org, The Getty Research Institute)
• Seeley, E.L. Belt and Spur, Stories of the Knights of the Middle Ages from the Old Chronicles, 1884. (PDF 16.6 Mb, Archive.org, New Yourk Public Library)

• Mills, C. - The History of Chivalry, Knighthood and its Times, Volume 1, 1825. (PDF 26.9 Mb, Archive.org, Princeton Theological Seminary Library)
• Mills, C. - The History of Chivalry, Knighthood and its Times, Volume 2, 1825 (PDF 26.0 Mb, Archive.org, Princeton Theological Seminary Library)

• Charles Boutell: Arms & Armour In Antiquity & Middle Ages (1870). (PDF 7.8 Mb, Darksword-armory.com)
• Charles Ffoulkes: Armour & Weapons (1909). (PDF 10.3 Mb, Darksword-armory.com pdf)
• Charles J. Ffoulkes: Armouries of the Tower of London - Vol I (1916). (PDF 15.4 Mb, Darksword-armory.com)
• Charles J. Ffoulkes: Armouries of the Tower of London - Vol II (1916). (PDF 16.1 Mb, Darksword-armory.com)
• J. Starkie Gardner: Armour in England - From the earliest times to the reign of James the First (1897). (PDF 9.5 Mb, Darksword-armory.com)
• J. Starkie Gardner: Foreign Armour in England (1898). (PDF 8.3 Mb, Darksword-armory.com)
• B.E. Sergeaunt: A Brief Discourse On Hand-Weapons Other than Fire-Arms, 1908. (PDF 3.8 Mb, Darksword-armory.com)
• Henry W. Donald: A Pictorial History of Armour. (PDF 29.0 Mb, Darksword-armory.com)
• Laking, Guy Francis, Sir - A record of European armour and arms through seven centuries, Volume 1, 1920. (PDF 22.7 Mb, Archive.org, University of Toronto)
• Laking, Guy Francis, Sir - A record of European armour and arms through seven centuries, Volume 2, 1920. (PDF 22.8 Mb, Archive.org, University of Toronto)
• Laking, Guy Francis, Sir - A record of European armour and arms through seven centuries, Volume 3, 1920. (PDF 25.4 Mb, Archive.org, University of Toronto)
• Laking, Guy Francis, Sir - A record of European armour and arms through seven centuries, Volume 4, 1920. (PDF 23.7 Mb, Archive.org, University of Toronto)
• Laking, Guy Francis, Sir - A record of European armour and arms through seven centuries, Volume 5, 1920. (PDF 24.4 Mb, Archive.org, University of Toronto)
Clyton, E. et al. - Arms and Armor of the Medieval Knight, April 2008. (PDF 3.5 Mb)
• Mäll, J. - A 13th-Century Kettlehat from Kodasoo, Estonia, Gladius XXXI, 2011. (PDF 1.2 Mb)
• Biborski, M. and Stepiniski J. - Szczerbiec (The Jagged Sword) - The Coronation Sword of the Kings of Poland, Gladius XXXI, 2011 (PDF 2.4 Mb)
• Graham N. Askew, Federico Formenti and Alberto E. Minetti - Limitations imposed by wearing armour on Medieval soldiers' locomotor performance, Proc. R. Soc. B (2012) 279, 640–644 (PDF 0.6 Mb),/a>
• M. Del Rocio Sánchez Ameijeiras: El arnés y el armamento del cabalallero meidieval Gallego (1350 - 1450) (PDF 0.4 Mb)
• Germán Duenas Beraiz: Introducción al estudio tipológico de las espada Espanolas siglos XVI-XVII (PDF 0.8 Mb)

• Teja, R. and Acerbi, S. - Mercurius-Abu Seifein, the Martyr Holder of Two Swords, Gladius XXXI, 2011. (PDF 3.0 Mb)
• Khorasani, M.M. - Linguistic Terms Describing Different Types of Armour in Persian Manuscripts, Gladius XXXI, 2011. (PDF 3.7 Mb)

• Bane, M. - English Longbow Testing against various armor circa 1400, January 2006. (PDF 2.6 Mb)

• Via Libri: Resources for Bibliophiles
• AntiQbook
• antikvariat.net
• Antiquarian Book Dealers and Associations on the World Wide Web: Search Systems

• Sword Links
• Recommended Reading List (Higgins Armory Museum)

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