László Gondos
Contact: gondos.laszlo@mail.militaria.hu
The Collection of Antique Firearms includes a wide variety of long-range weapons that appeared from the beginnings to the mid-19th century. The collection contains different type of bows, crossbows, early artillery equipment, simple barrels, and siege equipment from era of the Ottomanic Rule. The artefacts in the Collection show the slow evolution of handguns that lasted through centuries. Matchlock, flintlock, percussion lock firearms and their interesting hybrids can be found in the storage rooms. These items come with their accessories like ammunition pouches, powder flasks and cartridge moulding forms.