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
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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.