Royal Armouries Museums
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Royal Armouries at Leeds
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Royal Armouries at Fort Nelson
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Royal Armouries at Tower of London
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Royal Armouries at Louisville, Kentucky
Scary Horned Helmet
Royal Armouries: More than just a museum
Did you know?
Faster than a speeding bullet
The standard Lee Enfield rifle, used by the British Army in both world wars, fired a bullet which left the muzzle at a speed of 720 metres per second and which spun at 144,000 revolutions per minute. Half the speed of a dentist’s drill.