The Armourer

The Armourer covers battles and campaigns including features on collecting medals, weapons, uniforms and equipment.

The Armourer

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BEAT THE PRICE RISE • Regrettably, to offset the increases in costs of energy and raw materials the cover price of The Armourer has increased to £5.49; but you don’t have to pay that!

Tribute to HM Queen by Royal Navy • Duncan Evans reports on what’s happening in the world of military history and collecting

Tiger 131 letter

Strategic bomber goes on display

Militaria for sale • Lenny Warren trawls the internet to find bargains, rare, interesting or bizarre items of militaria

In the sale rooms • The weapons, uniforms, medals and militaria coming up for auction

Japan: Courts and Culture exhibition • Kerry Culbert visits Buckingham Palace to see how over 300 years of diplomacy produced armour and sword blades of the finest quality

Under the hammer • Duncan Evans reports on the latest militaria sold at auctions around the country

The Battle of Midway • The pivotal battle in the Pacific saw Japanese superiority in carriers and naval air strength wiped out at Midway, as Graham Caldwell explains

Warsaw Pact: East Germany • In the third part of his series, Edward Hallett looks at a set of East German webbing that was developed but never got to see widespread use

British industry in World War II • Neil Storey explores how factories, works and shipyards and millions of men and women workers met the rigorous demands of war production

Manville tear gas launchers • Michael Heidler goes back to 1930s America and a time of lawlessness and civil unrest

Airguns of the ‘20s and ‘30s • In the first of two articles, John Walter looks at the British-made designs from between the wars

The Battle of Blenheim • Graham Priest takes a look at the battle of 1704 and the weapons used in it

SPECIAL EDITIONS

Regimental insignia • Ray Westlake looks at a selection of badges to The King’s (Liverpool Regiment)

Collecting Midway • Edward Hallett gets all nautical this month and looks for some US Navy and Imperial Japanese Navy related militaria

The medal for M’wele 1894-95 • Peter Duckers examines the medal issued for securing the headwaters of the Nile via the east coast of Africa

The mysterious WWI knife • Lee Sheldon describes one of three known prototypes of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers’ fixed guard Welsh Knife

THE MEN BEHIND THE GUN: The Lewis gun in World War I • John Walter looks at the Belgian Rattlesnake, the weapon that opened the eyes of many commanders to the value of portable machineguns

The Photo Inspector • Ray Westlake looks at a Private of the Royal Wiltshire Yeomanry (Prince of Wales’s Own Royal Regiment)

reviews roundup • Duncan Evans reviews the latest releases in the world of military history and collecting

your letters • Let us know what you think of your favourite militaria magazine or ask other readers a question

Auction & Fair Diary • Due to the on-going situation and in accordance with Government advice, some fairs and auctions are now taking place. Please contact the auction houses and organisers directly for up to date information.

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