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Fire arms and accessories
With around 13,400 items, the collection of small arms and accessories is the most comprehensive in the armoury. It includes 3,867 guns and 4,259 pistols, all of which have a variety of lock systems. In addition, there are various types of accessories:
- containers for powder and gunpowder
- cartridge boxes
- holsters
- clamps
- bullet moulds
- musket forks
- bayonets
Most of the small arms date back to the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries and were intended for use in military operations. The weapons were mainly acquired in Augsburg, Nürnberg, Suhl, Wiener Neustadt, Ferlach and from workshops in Styria.
A smaller part of the small arms collection was used for hunting as well as sport, and was once owned by members of the aristocracy.
Objects
Ferlach wheel-lock pistol, around 1640
Gunsmith Hans Schmidt (around 1600–1669) and (presumed) barrelsmith Thomas Hönigg (verifiably dated 1638/41)
In the mid-16th century, gunsmiths from the Netherlands settled in Ferlach, Carinthia, using their extensive technical knowledge to establish a prominent centre of weapon production. In 1638 more...
Harquebuses and muskets
Matchlock musket, Styria, c.1620
The harquebus is a firearm that is about a metre long and which could be used by the cavalry due to its weight and length. more...
Wheel-lock pistols and holsters
1580s/1590s, South German
Wheel-lock pistols belonged to the equipment of both the heavy cavalry and the harquebusiers. Many of the pistols designed for higher officers are richly ornamented. The decoration on these weapons is not made from ivory, but instead of inlay formed from cattle bones. more...
Powder horns, priming powder flasks and cartridge boxes
South German and Styria, 16/17th century
The large purchases of small arms arriving at the Landeszeughaus during the 16th century usually came with the requisite accessories: powder flasks, priming flasks and cartridge boxes. more...
Styrian Armoury
Herrengasse 16
8010 Graz, Österreich
T +43-316/8017-9810
zeughaus@museum-joanneum.at
Opening Hours
Admission only with guided tour:
1 November 2022 to 31 March 2023 Tue-Sun, public holidays
Admission without a guided tour (brochure):
1 April 2023 to 31 October 2023 Tue-Sun, public holidays 10am - 6pm
Guided Tours
Please visit our calendar.
Guided tours on advance notice.
Due to the current Covid regulations, the number of participants is limited.
Closed:
24th/25th December 2023
