#royalarmouries

[castingbythemoon]

ROYAL ARMOURIES

[steellegacy]

Impressive and completely useless invention

🛡 Gun-shield from the armoury of Henry VIII, c. 1544-1550

Artist: Giovanbattista of Ravenna

Medium: steel, iron, wood, leather, fabric

Measurements: 30.1 x 46.5 cm

This is a rare, experimental combination of shield and a weapon. The gunsmith Giovanni Battista of Ravenna proposed this gun shield to King Henry VIII of England in 1544. Interested in technology, the king had 100 made for his bodyguards.

To fire, the gunner had to hold the shield with his left forearm, aim through the grill and pull a lever with his right hand.

As a firearm, it was too heavy to aim unless rested on a support and was rejected for use.

🏛 Royal Armouries, England

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Впечатляющее и абсолютно бесполезное изобретение

🛡 "Щит-пистолет" из арсенала Генриха VIII, ок. 1544-1550 гг.

Опужейник: Джованни Баттиста из Равенны

Материалы: сталь, железо, дерево, кожа, ткань

Размеры: 30,1 х 46,5 см

Это редкое экспериментальное сочетание щита и оружия.

Оружейник Джованни Баттиста из Равенны предложил этот "стреляющий щит" королю Англии Генриху VIII в 1544 году. Заинтересовавшись технологиями, король заказал 100 таких щитов для своей охраны.

Чтобы выстрелить, наводчик должен был удерживать щит левым предплечьем, прицеливаться через решетку и дергать рычаг правой рукой.

Как огнестрельное оружие, щит был слишком тяжел для прицеливания (около 20 кг), если не опирался на подставку, и был непригоден для использования.

🏛 Королевская оружейная палата, Англия

#history #история #средневековыетехнологии #средневековье #medieval #арсенал #Gun #shield #щит #пистолет #оружиеидоспехи #armsandarmor #ОружейнаяПалата #RoyalArmouries #HenryVIII #ГенрихVIII

[quakerjoe]

SLAY!

[weehughie]

Throwback... • • #fortnelson #royalarmouries #biggun #navalgun #kawasaki #z900 #z900rs #kawasakiz900 #kawasakiz900rs #z900rsperformance #kawasakiz900rsperformance #retro #retrobike #modernclassic #nakedbike #akrapovic #inlinefour #fourintoone #streetbike #khaki #instabike #instabikers #instakawasaki (at Royal Armouries Fort Nelson) https://www.instagram.com/p/COQjOtTBlSE/?igshid=1s7sx9ckvh68k

[transformgraphics]

The hall of steel – architectural centrepiece of the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds. #royalarmouries #leeds #unitedkingdom May 2022 (at Royal Armouries) https://www.instagram.com/p/CkKjlFxSp0u/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

[churdtzu]

Nobody knows exactly why this helmet was made, but being so grotesque and unusual, the guess is that it was created for a jester. Being so strange, they chose it for the symbol of the Royal Armouries. #museum #royalarmouries #armour #helmet #exhibition #photo #photography #foto #fotografia #canon #canoneos #canoneos200d #leeds #yorkshire #uk #england #britain #europe #kurtparadise (at Royal Armouries) https://www.instagram.com/p/BoXVffIhxWQ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=3g0wpty15wot

[mediatwin]

Cannon And Balls #fortnelson #royalarmouries #fareham #hampshire #cannon #cannonball #cannonballs #artillery #warfare (at Royal Armouries Fort Nelson)

[aryanastravels]

#leeds #royalarmouries #riveraire #river #rio #water #agua #city #cidade #canhao #canon #riverboat #boat #barco #museum #museu #citylife #leedsdock #rainyday #galaxys5 #picturesque #picoftheday (at Royal Armouries)

[armthearmour]

Painted Sallet, Germany, ca. 1490-1510, housed at the Royal Armouries in Leeds.

[mybloodjustwantstosayhellotoyou]

Some more photos from yesterday at the Royal Armouries. #leeds #royalarmouries #weaponsandstuff #vampirekillingkit #samurai #flintlock #pistol #lordmarshal (at Royal Armouries) https://www.instagram.com/p/B5PkcGOlRKC/?igshid=1ievxvlzkqrkn

[stuartmoss]

Every single time that I visit the #RoyalArmouries in #Leeds, I find myself drawn to the Hall of #Steel. I find this display captivating, perfect, #beautiful and just something that I want to look at. It fills me with a sense of awe, it appeals to my artistic eye in terms of its #symmetry and #perspective, and it is something that I always want to go back to, to take yet another #photograph, to get neck ache staring at. Considering that the display is largely of instruments that were designed to kill people, I find this sight quite inspiring and #spectacular. I'm used to looking into tunnels horizontally, but the novelty in this being a vertical installation is something that to me makes it that extra bit special. #museum #edutainment #culture #art #weaponry #arms #war #peace #tower #HallofSteel #TheRoyalArmouries #LeedsMuseum #British #IgersLeeds #LeedsArt #LeedsPhoto #travel #tourism #tourist #leisure #life (at Royal Armouries) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3KSLarHigv/?igshid=lqyg1aeklmds

[brosencrantz]

#37 ROYAL ARMOURIES This was actually from the Tower of London, where a friend of mine works. It shows the unofficial symbol of the Royal Armouries, a totally bizarre grotesque helmet from the early 16th century with horns, spectacles and piercing leer. You can read more about it here: https://royalarmouries.org/stories/our-collection/the-horned-helmet/ The background is a really cool knife my brother gave me, which is honestly the closest thing I have to a sword. @royalarmouriesmuseum #enamelpin #pinstagram #pins #royalarmouries #london #toweroflondon https://www.instagram.com/p/B0qzOM8pTbW/?igshid=c0j8x2m3h4wa

[steellegacy]

Reposted from @urbansquirrel - Detail of armour in the White Tower .. #armour #armsandarmour #armor #metalwork #TowerofLondon #WhiteTower #RoyalArmouries #HistoricRoyalPalaces #history #visitengland #london #igerslondon #metropolis_london #timeoutlondon #visitlondon #London4all #thisislondon (at White Tower) https://www.instagram.com/p/ByM0b0lCwCn/?igshid=o3fs2tuk7sg1

[gracecalico]

Had fun in Leeds the other day for the boys birthday 🍰 . . . . . . #leeds #armouries #royalarmouries #history #museum #daytrip #yorkshire #travel #explore #wanderlust (at Royal Armouries) https://www.instagram.com/louisjanepointe/p/BxX_qC9hOj7/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1vjldksbqqxxc

[weehughie]

Boom... • • #fortnelson #royalarmouries #biggun #navalgun #kawasaki #z900 #z900rs #kawasakiz900 #kawasakiz900rs #z900rsperformance #kawasakiz900rsperformance #retro #retrobike #modernclassic #nakedbike #akrapovic #inlinefour #fourintoone #streetbike #khaki #instabike #instabikers #instakawasaki (at Fort Nelson) https://www.instagram.com/p/B3gs8NmhDHe/?igshid=w0ifajgovvdw

[bevancockerill]

Tiger Hunt at The Royal Armouries #tiger #tigerhunt #royalarmouriesmuseum #royalarmouries #leeds #leedslife #lovinleeds #leedslife (at Royal Armouries Museum) https://www.instagram.com/p/BxSG96pngDC/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1qhbcoy5incjx