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31st August 2023, 09:07 PM
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2nd September 2023, 06:16 PM
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Staying in Munich, there are some items in the Residence Palace, which consist of coronation swords, ceremonial swords (for example, the Order of St. George initiation sword) and just some really ornate arms that belonged to Wittelsbach monarchs.
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2nd September 2023, 06:24 PM
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Salzburg is an easy train trip away from Munich, and I visited the castle there. It has an "armory", which displays a few replicas, which I am not even going to post here. The castle also houses the museum of the Rainier Regiment of the Austrian army, tracing its history from its creation in the late 17th century, through the Great Turkish War and the Napoleonic Wars.
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2nd September 2023, 06:27 PM
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The story continues through the 1848 Revolutions all the way to WWI.
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2nd September 2023, 06:30 PM
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As the regiment was initially involved on the Eastern front, and then moved to Tyrol, apart from the Austrian weapons there are also some Russian and Italian trophies.
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2nd September 2023, 06:34 PM
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Finally, in the castle main exhibition, there are some nice arms and armor from the 16th and 17th centuries.
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2nd September 2023, 06:44 PM
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The collection includes some nice early firearms as well.
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