Halifax Citadel army museum

[NavyShooter]

Well,

I must admit, with some chagrin, that I forgot to bring along my camera this weekend.

Took the wife/kiddies along to the Halifax Citadel army museum.

They have some nice kit.

A Nordenfeldt.

A Gatling.

Vickers, Bren, MG-08, 57mm Recoilless.

But, I didn't realize until yesterday that they had a Boyes AT Rifle!

NICE!

I'm going to have to go make friends with the curator again.

NS

 

[Sticker]

NO CAMERA

 

[Slowbalt]

What he said ^^

 

[gallen270]

im going to have to go this summer, its only a couple of hours away.

whats the operating hours?

 

[Pblatzz]

I would like to see that Boyes AT Rifle...

 

[shortandlong]

But, I didn't realize until yesterday that they had a Boyes AT Rifle!

golly ! you mean you don't have one !!! yeesh !!!!!!

my image of you is shattered!

 

[Chronor]

Heres some pics from the Gov website, but none are of the guns

http://www.pc.gc.ca/lhn-nhs/ns/halifax/edu/edu2_e.asp

 

[shortandlong]

Heres some pics from the Gov website, but none are of the guns

..........thats because guns are bad ............mo kay?

 

[Steamwhistle]

I'm regretting going in the off-season when the museum was closed

 

[Dosing]

Well,

I must admit, with some chagrin, that I forgot to bring along my camera this weekend.

Took the wife/kiddies along to the Halifax Citadel army museum.

They have some nice kit.

A Nordenfeldt.

A Gatling.

Vickers, Bren, MG-08, 57mm Recoilless.

But, I didn't realize until yesterday that they had a Boyes AT Rifle!

NICE!

I'm going to have to go make friends with the curator again.

NS

Figures you would focus on the big stuff and not mention the sweet little webley with the skull-crusher....

 

[Bolivar]

I'm headed to NS this summer to see the family. Maybe I can get Gramma to take the kids for the day and pop over. The last time I was at the Citadel Muesum I was on an elementary school trip.

As I recall we went to McDonalds first and then I made myself sick rolling down Citadel Hill

I will probably skip that part this time.

 

[NavyShooter]

*shrug*

With 3 kiddies in tow, it's hard to zoom in on specific items in a museum....

Good fun though!

NS

 

[10x]

Did you find any mislabeled guns there?

I had a great conversation with the curator at the Citadel arms museum. Many of the firearms were mislabeled with the wrong tags . I pointed out at least a dozen including a brown bess, a 1910 Ross and a No.4 lee enfield that had the labels mixed up with other guns in the display case.


The only museum that I haven't found errors in labeling on guns was the military arms museum at 710 Santa Fe in Beunos Aires. Like the citadel Arms museum that one is worth a visit if you are ever in Beunos Aires.

 

[John Sukey]

Been there for the centennial and took part in the festivities.

Posted this before, but there is a Civil War Medal of honor sailor buried in the local cemetary. Unfortunately I also didn't have my camera with me to take a pic of the headstone.