| Warspite1 | 13 Jun 2022 2:28 p.m. PST |
For those unaware the Royal Armouries collection is now split between three sites with the big guns in Portsmouth, some armour in The Tower of London and the rest of the armour in a purpose-built museum in Leeds. This latter covers all periods from ancient to right now so what follows is a VERY personal collection of shots of what I saw there on Saturday: link Mostly the so-called 'Wars of the Roses' exhibits but you will also find the Battle of Agincourt diorama, a Viking re-enactor, the Indian elephant armour captured at the Battle of Plassey and a display centred in the Battle of Pavia. All photos are thumbnails and all open up bigger with captions underneath. It was my birthday and I have a very understanding partner, bless her! xxx Enjoy! Barry |
 Dal Gavan  | 13 Jun 2022 3:34 p.m. PST |
I had the pleasure of visiting a couple of years ago, mate, and it is a very impressive museum. Do they still have the pay-to-shoot crossbow range upstairs? |
 ColCampbell | 13 Jun 2022 4:50 p.m. PST |
Great pictures. Thanks for sharing. Jim |
| Warspite1 | 14 Jun 2022 1:05 a.m. PST |
@Dal Gavan:
There were a couple of levels we did not get to properly so it might be.
@Col Campbell:
Thank you! Barry |
| John The Limey | 14 Jun 2022 2:06 p.m. PST |
The painted helmet is good. Need to think about that for some Perry's I'm working on right now. |
| Warspite1 | 15 Jun 2022 1:13 p.m. PST |
@John The Limey:
Painted armour was probably more common than we think. Museum examples appear clean and polished as collectors wanted to see the gleaming steel. Many common soldiers probably did not clean their armour that well, if at all. There is also the process of browning or honeying the armour – a form of controlled rusting – where a light film of rust is waxed to form a surface that will resist rust because it has already started to rust. The repro examples at the Bosworth museum were honeyed.
See:
link Barry |
| Amalric | 16 Jun 2022 12:05 p.m. PST |
Thank you for posting the pics. |
| Warspite1 | 17 Jun 2022 2:58 p.m. PST |
@Amalric:
You are most welcome.
B |
| bobm1959 | 21 Jun 2022 4:22 a.m. PST |
"I had the pleasure of visiting a couple of years ago, mate, and it is a very impressive museum. Do they still have the pay-to-shoot crossbow range upstairs"? …not since Covid |
| bobm1959 | 21 Jun 2022 4:24 a.m. PST |
They also have Siborne's Waterloo diorama. The Agincourt diorama is by the Perry twins and very well done with some horizontal viewing ports great for young uns. |
| John The Limey | 21 Jun 2022 1:44 p.m. PST |
@Warspite1. That's good to know, particularly as the reproduction breast plate and sallet I have is as rusty as heck right now. |
| John The Limey | 22 Jun 2022 5:57 a.m. PST |
@Warspite1. WAs thinking on the honeyed finish last night. is it a totally matt finish, or is it a little metallic in appearance? Trying to think of a way it could be modeled. |
