Boy aiming toy crossbow

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What would it be like to ride into battle in full armour? How heavy was a medieval mace? Could you shoot longbow in the heat of battle?

Try our special interactive displays and find out if you are up to the challenge.

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Free

Interactive exhibits throughout the Museum.

three boys dressed up in armour and uniform

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Too hot to handle

Before the Smith & Wesson .44 Magnum revolver the most powerful handgun in the world was the Mars pistol. It was so powerful that during testing in 1906, the Royal Navy vowed never to fire it again.