04 April 2017
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This is the new issue, now on sale
The latest issue of the new-look Armourer magazine has hit the shelves.
The May issue of The Armourer is now on sale, in print and digital formats. Go to www.armourer.co.uk to order.
Meanwhile, here's what's inside:
Falklands Conflict 35th anniversary – Collect the small arms, medals, uniforms and equipment from the South Atlantic conflict
Collecting on a budget – how to get started in collecting when cash is tight
Awards of the Third Reich – the most popular medals and badges of the German regime
New Zealand Peace Stamps – celebrate the end of WWII with a collection of stamps issued across the empire
The Mercantile Medal – awarded to merchant seamen braving the elements, mines and U-boats
Tragedy in the Adriatic – how one trawler crew was awarded the Mercantile medal but went to a watery grave
PLUS Classic Arms:
18th Century buttcaps – the bizarre ornaments on British pistols
Blowpipe bayonets – how an indigenous population faced the British empire
Remington 14 rifle – the most unique American hunting weapon
Quarterstaffs – the ultimate medieval weapon could be used by anyone
The men behind the gun – Arthur Savage and his rifle company
ALL THE REGULARS:
A visit to the Yorkshire Air Museum
Visiting the battlefields of the South Atlantic
All your auction previews and sale news
Militaria for sale – bargains from the internet
Stratford Militaria Fair – what was on the tables
Events and Auctions Diaries – what’s coming up
My Militaria – A Danish collector shows off his medal collection
And more besides, plus your chance to win some great military history books.
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