The showcase refers to the place where we are. It is a symbolic reconstruction of a former town arsenal. The weapons on display, dating from the 14th to the 18th centuries, could have been found in medieval and early modern European cities. In fact, some examples come from famous arsenals: Venice, Graz or famous workshops such as Augsburg or Solingen.
Poland (?), 15th c.
Wood, horn, bone, leather, iron, cord, forging, carving, cutting
Property of the Castle Museum in Pszczyna
Europe, between 1550-1650
Iron, leather, forging, etching, punching
Gift of Władysław Józef Fedorowicz, 1922
Germany (?), ca. 1460-1520
Iron, copper, forging
Gift of Roman Załęski, 1910
England (?), turn of the 15th and 16th c.
Iron, leather, forging, cutting, embossing, punching
Deposit of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London
on the saddle:
Italy (?), first half of the 16th c.
Iron, wood, copper, forging, cutting, soldering
Purchased in Naples by soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps in the 1940s
Deposit of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London
Poland (?), between 1380-1420
Copper, iron, forging, inlay, engraving
A sword found in a grave near Iskorość in Polesie, gift of Adam Wolański, 1906
Europe, between 1380-1420
Iron, forging, engraving
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Hungary, between 1380-1420
Iron, brass, forging, punching, inlay
The sword was found in the Jeziorka river near the village of Michrów near Grójec (Warsaw poviat) in 1905. Gift of Józef Marcinkowski, 1906
Poland, 15th c.
Bronze, wood, casting
This gun is one of the oldest preserved examples of firearms in Poland
Poland, Gdańsk (Danzig), workshop of L. Eckelund, between 1630-1670
Iron, wood, bone, forging, carving, engraving
Germany, Suhl, ca. 1625
Iron, wood, forging, engraving
Germany, Saxony, 1678
Iron, brass, wood, forging, carving, inlay
Czech, Karlsbad, workshop of Hans Breitfelter (Breintenfeldter), 1671
Iron, wood, forging, engraving
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
Germany or Italy, 16th/17th c.
Iron, wood, velvet, embossing, forging, openwork
Europe, late 16th c.
Iron, forging, cutting
From the former collection of Tyszkiewicz family in Krakow
Europe, between 1550-1650
Iron, forging, blackening
Europe, first half of the 17th c.
Iron, forging, blackening, openwork
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Europe, between 1550-1650
Iron, forging, polishing, openwork
Europe, between 1550-1650
Iron, forging, punching, blackening
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Europe, between 1550-1650
Iron, forging, punching, blackening
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Europe, between 1550-1650
Iron, forging, polishing, etching
Gift of Janina Kornecka, 1939, from the former collection of Zygmunt Ignacy Kowalski (1847-1918)
Germany, Augsburg, workshop of Hans Frey, between 1575-1590
Iron, forging, polishing, blackening
The breastplate comes from the former Radziwiłł Princes’ collection in Nesvizh. Morion was purchased in Italy by soldiers of the 2nd Polish Corps in the 1940s
Deposit of the Polish Institute and Sikorski Museum in London
Germany, Augsburg, ca. 1580
Iron, wood, bone, horn, forging, carving, inlay, engraving
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Germany, Augsburg, workshop of Martin Kammer, between 1650-1667
Iron, brass, wood, horn, forging, gilding, riveting
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Germany, 16th c.
Iron, wood, leather, forging, engraving, punching
From the former armoury of Piotr Moszyński in Krakow
Germany, between 1560-1600
Iron, leather, forging, blackening, punching
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Europe, first quater of the 17th c.
Iron, forging, openwork
Gift of Leon Bratoszyn Zenowicz, 1916
Venice, 17th-18th c.
Iron, leather, wood, forging, punching
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1897, comes from the Venetian arsenal
Venice, 17th-18th c.
Iron, leather, wood, forging, punching
Until the end of the 18th century, the weapon probably belonged to the Venetian arsenal
Venice, 1700-1780
Iron, cord, leather, brass, engraving, casting, forging
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1897
Venice, 1700-1780
Iron, wood, forging, punching
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1897, comes from the Venetian arsenal
Venice, 1700-1780
Iron, brass, leather, wood, forging, punching, casting
Gift of Leon Bratoszyn Zenowicz, 1916
Venice, 1700-1780
Iron, leather, forging
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1897
Germany, Solingen, workshop of Johannes Wundes younger (?), first half of the 17th c.
Iron, bone, forging, polishing, punching, engraving, chiselling, openwork
France (hilt), Germany (blade), after 1730
Iron, brass, forging, punching, engraving, openwork
Venice (hilt), Milan, workshop of Pietro Caino vel Caimo (blade), ca. 1620
Iron, wood, forging, punching, engraving
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1897
Venice (?), 17th c.
Iron, wood, forging, punching
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1897
Germany, 17th c.
Iron, wood, forging, punching, engraving, openwork
Germany, Munich (?), workshop of Christop Stantler, between 1605-1615
Iron, steel, wood, riveting, engraving, punching, forging
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Europe, between 1550-1650
Iron, wood, brass, forging, punching, engraving, openwork
Germany, Munich (?), workshop of Christop Stantler, between 1605-1615
Iron, wood, leather, forging, punching, engraving, openwork
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Germany (?), 17th c.
Iron, wood, forging, punching, engraving, openwork
Gift of Leon Bratoszyn Zenowicz, 1916
Europe, 17th c.
Iron, wood, leather, forging, punching, engraving, openwork
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1897
Venice (?), 17th c.
Iron, wood, forging, punching
Italy, Venice (?), 17th c.
Iron, wood, leather, forging, punching
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Depozyt Akademii Umiejętności, 1896
From the left:
Austria, 16th c.
Iron, wood, forging, punching, openwork
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1897
Austria, first half of the 17th c.
Iron, wood, forging
Italy, ca. 1580-1600
Iron, wood, forging, openwork, punching
Italy, ca. 1580-1600
Iron, wood, forging, openwork, etching
Gift of Władysław ‘Sefer Pasza’ Kościelski, 1897
Italy, early 16th c.
Iron, brass, wood, forging
Gift of Władysław ‘Sefer Pasza’ Kościelski, 1897
Poland (?), ca. 1680 (?)
Iron, wood, forging
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1896
Europe, 16th c.
Iron, wood, brass, cotton, forging
Gift of Władysław ‘Sefer Pasza’ Kościelski, 1897
Austria, 16th c.
Iron, wood, forging, openwork
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1897
Germany (?), ca. 1580
Iron, wood, forging, openwork, punching
Graz, workshop of Peter Schreckeisen, ca. 1600
Iron, wood, forging, openwork, punching
Deposit of the Academy of Learning, 1897
Austria, Graz or Wald Neunkirchen (?), ca. 1600
Iron, wood, forging, punching, openwork
Gift of Władysław ‘Sefer Pasza’ Kościelski, 1897