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Landeszeughaus (Styrian Armory), Landhaus, Graz, Austria 1

Landeszeughaus (Styrian Armory), Graz, Austria 1

The Landeszeughaus is a 10-year-old boy’s version of the rapture. As the world’s largest historic armory, it contains 32,000 exhibits on 4 packed floors. Anyone who has seen the Substitutiary Locomotion Battle in Bedknobs and Broomsticks will have some idea of its scope. Along with pikes, swords, and gruesome weapons of

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Landeszeughaus (Styrian Armory), Landhaus, Graz, Austria 2

Landeszeughaus (Styrian Armory), Graz, Austria 2

A short tally of the Styrian Armory holdings: 3,300 armors & helmets 7,800+ small arms (including muskets & pistols) 5,400 staff weapons 2,400 swords, sabres & similar Originally, the armory had 92 cannon. As Napoleon stormed across Europe, heavy guns were sent to Yugoslavia for safe-keeping. Unfortunately, these were later

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