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War

The War gallery presents the development of weapons and the art of warfare from early history to World War II and beyond.

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Royal Armouries Grand Military Tattoo

Our annual military extravaganza!

06 September

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Going off half-cocked

Many older guns have a form of safety that prevents the gun from being fired when the hammer is pulled halfway back. Sometimes a fault develops which allows the gun to fire when the hammer is in the half-cocked position, before a proper aim can be taken.

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