The Armourer

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

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militarianews • Duncan Evans reports on what’s happening in the world of military history and collecting

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

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

Militaria shows for 2023 • In a post-pandemic year, Tim Heath takes a look at what shows have survived for you to visit

Blitzkrieg! • Graham Caldwell explains how neutral Netherlands was first in the line of fire as Hitler unleashed his offensive in the West

Webbing of WWI: Belgium • Edward Hallett continues his series on World War I personal equipment by looking at how one of the smallest nations overcame supply difficulties to equip her troops

Women’s home defence in wartime Britain • Graham Caldwell separates fact from fiction about the status of women in the Home Guard and investigates other female home defence organisations during World War II

Collecting the invasion of Holland • Edward Hallett goes hunting for militaria associated with the German Blitzkrieg and the fall of the Netherlands in 1940

An umbrella at Arnhem • Neil Thornton tells the story of the unorthodox Major, famous for his actions during the fierce fighting in Operation Market Garden

South Africa medal and clasps • Peter Duckers investigates British awards from a century of frontier wars in Africa

Royal Navy trawlers and drifters • The most numerous vessels deployed by the Royal Navy in WWII were not destroyers or cruisers but fishing boats, as Mark Wood explains

Armaguerra Modello 39 • Michael Heidler explains how Italy’s semi-automatic rifle represented a missed opportunity

The Germanic Proficiency Rune • Duncan Evans takes a look at one of the rarest SS badges, given to members outside Germany

Russian muskets and Fort Ross • Graham Priest takes a look at the muskets used by Russian frontiersmen in California

The Photo Inspector • Ray Westlake looks at a private of the 1st Volunteer Battalion Northamptonshire Regiment

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

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