03-01-2008, 05:50 PM
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This Armour suit, the oldest artifact of museum belongs to <b>1120 AD</b> and was designed for sword fighting. It has an armour shield for the protection of chest and the back along with armour cover for arms and a helmet. The metal used for it's manufacture is brass.
<b>Indian Army Ordnance Museum</b>
The Army Ordnance Corps Museum draws its genesis from a small private collection of Armament by Lord Warren Hastings, then Governer of Bengal Residency of British India
The private collection was converted into an Ordnance Museum in 1926 at Fort William, Kolkata.
in 1951, Maj Gen WT Wilson moved the museum to AOC School (now CMM Jabalpur). The museum has a collection of a large variety of weapons dating back to 1700 AD.
The history of development of the weapons ranging from the Samurai Swords and Muskets of 1700 AD to the automatic firearms of the present day are exhibited.
Besides, the Archives section houses old priceless relics and documents of the past era which make a very interesting and informative reading.
This Armour suit, the oldest artifact of museum belongs to <b>1120 AD</b> and was designed for sword fighting. It has an armour shield for the protection of chest and the back along with armour cover for arms and a helmet. The metal used for it's manufacture is brass.
<b>Indian Army Ordnance Museum</b>
The Army Ordnance Corps Museum draws its genesis from a small private collection of Armament by Lord Warren Hastings, then Governer of Bengal Residency of British India
The private collection was converted into an Ordnance Museum in 1926 at Fort William, Kolkata.
in 1951, Maj Gen WT Wilson moved the museum to AOC School (now CMM Jabalpur). The museum has a collection of a large variety of weapons dating back to 1700 AD.
The history of development of the weapons ranging from the Samurai Swords and Muskets of 1700 AD to the automatic firearms of the present day are exhibited.
Besides, the Archives section houses old priceless relics and documents of the past era which make a very interesting and informative reading.