Norway milsurp and military museums - Lots of pics

Bryggen museum continued....


Peasants had to keep their own weapons as part of their levy obligations. Everyone was to have the "peoples weapons": a shield, spear, and a sword or axe. Wealthier peasants had to have a shield, steel helmet, and a quilted arming coat or chainmail armour. Weapons were often passed down for generations. Levy sailors had to work in pairs to procure a bow and atleast 24 arrows. Every year the pesants were assembled to display their weapons, they paraded in procession, three abreast before the governor and other royal representatives. If one was missing a weapon or it did not meet the quality requirements they were fined.
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And dinner to finish the day this was our last day in Norway before flying back. What an amazing place, I highly recommend it if you are looking to take a trip

We went to Bryggen Tracteursted, one of the original remaining kitchens/restaurants from the medieval era


Fermented trout
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Roasted whale meat
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Norwegian cheese platter
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Reindeer fillet
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The traditional stockfish, which was Bergens main trade in the medieval ages, with sourdough bread that just came out of the oven
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That is the end, again what an amazing place to visit. I would like to tour the northern part of the country. I was also trying to find a Mauser K98k to purchase and bring back with me but I didn't have much luck, and it didnt work well with our schedule either. They are pretty cheap over there though.


One last food pic, this is what it looked like at most corner stores, everything was so well made over there. Imagine walking into Tim Hortons and seeing a tray full of actual fresh pastries and freshly made sandwiches by people who cared about the quality of job they provide

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I almost forgot! The special surprise, for those of you who have made it through all of this! I was chatting with a nice older Norwegian man, and we began talking guns. I showed him my WW2 German collection, and he told me about how he had a special something from a downed Folke Wulf Fw190 in his cellar, so like any other gun nut would have done, I followed him in, after a moment where I thought I was going to loose my kidney he finally found the light and as soon as he turned it on and pulled out the crate I knew I was safe. It is a WW2 German 20mm MG151!!!!!

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This box here just had the manual, and some misc small parts

On the way out he showed me the little Colt 1903 hammerless he had in his pocket šŸ˜³
 
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One of the best write ups Iā€™ve read in years in the CGN Milsurp forum!!!

Just shared with my young boys too. They thought the MG151 was so neat!

Love how the old guy was packinā€™! šŸ˜‚

My wifeā€™s grandfather was born in Norway, and she still has relatives there we keep in touch with, nice to have your recommendations of where and what to see if we make a trip out there.

Cheers!
 
Wow, what a great photo journey. I went to Norway on a cross country ski trip in '77 and we only had a day and a half in Oslo. We went to the Resistance museum, particularly because one of our group was a Wehrmacht veteran who had been in the occupying force. Fascinating place and I've never forgotten the welded rifles sculpture in the front entrance. And you're right, the food and hospitality were amazing. Eg Gjetost! We loved our trip. Thanks for sharing.
 
Great post. I was last in Bergen for work in around 2014 and spent a bunch of time working in the Bruno submarine bunker, which is still in active service.

Really great country to visit. Lots of history present.
 
There is an excellent private museum in the large town on the Lofoten Islands. Lots of SS stuff. There is an excellent museum in Narvik too that focuses on the Narvik battle.
 
Desert_Fox said:
One of the best write ups Iā€™ve read in years in the CGN Milsurp forum!!!

Just shared with my young boys too. They thought the MG151 was so neat!

Love how the old guy was packinā€™! šŸ˜‚

My wifeā€™s grandfather was born in Norway, and she still has relatives there we keep in touch with, nice to have your recommendations of where and what to see if we make a trip out there.

Cheers!
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Thanks! When he said it I couldn't believe it until I saw it. He had quite the collection and also was very interesting to listen to the NorwegianGunNutz and hear about how they find their firearms. Sometimes they are found right in the ground or in the water. Supposedly Norwegian authorities dispose of some firearms by dumping them into the ocean!

Claven2 said:
Great post. I was last in Bergen for work in around 2014 and spent a bunch of time working in the Bruno submarine bunker, which is still in active service.

Really great country to visit. Lots of history present.
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I never even realized there was the bunker there, I could have definitely used that as an excuse to tour that half of the city


Robbs said:
There is an excellent private museum in the large town on the Lofoten Islands. Lots of SS stuff. There is an excellent museum in Narvik too that focuses on the Narvik battle.
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The newer movie Narvik is what made me want to go and visit Norway in the first place, the original plan was to take a train up north and check Narvik out but we ended up just staying in the southern part of the country, we may go back for the northern part one day
 
JasonGTA said:
Thanks! When he said it I couldn't believe it until I saw it. He had quite the collection and also was very interesting to listen to the NorwegianGunNutz and hear about how they find their firearms. Sometimes they are found right in the ground or in the water. Supposedly Norwegian authorities dispose of some firearms by dumping them into the ocean!


I never even realized there was the bunker there, I could have definitely used that as an excuse to tour that half of the city



The newer movie Narvik is what made me want to go and visit Norway in the first place, the original plan was to take a train up north and check Narvik out but we ended up just staying in the southern part of the country, we may go back for the northern part one day
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You didnā€™t miss much except the exterior. If you arenā€™t in the navy, working directly for a NATO navy, or with some other ally of Norway, you will never get inside the Bruno bunker to really see it. Itā€™s still an active submarine base.

Very cool place to see though!
 
maifire said:
We did a very similar tour of Norway. We loved it. Agreed-people should go!
Flam, Vass, Gielo, Bergen, Oslo, Ostby, Trysil. Awesome in all regards!
Norway in a nutshell does it all, plus whatever you want to do on top!
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The Norway in a nutshell trip is what we took, it made life so easy. Just had to show up and they took care of the rest, we will definitely be using that service for our future trips
 
Claven2 said:
You didnā€™t miss much except the exterior. If you arenā€™t in the navy, working directly for a NATO navy, or with some other ally of Norway, you will never get inside the Bruno bunker to really see it. Itā€™s still an active submarine base.

Very cool place to see though!
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That base (Bruno) in Norway was fully decommissioned in 2019 and is now open to the public for tours.

https://evendo.com/locations/norway/bryggen-bergen/attraction/ubatbunkeren-bruno
 
Weird spot they were in WW2, not a Sweden or Switzerland level of neutrality, still got invaded, not that Switzerland neutrality was legit by any means, they were pretty on board with the financial side of things.
Europe was a bit of a mess and not ready for German deals anyway, USSR flip flop pretty much exposed that too. I wouldn't want to have lived in any country in Europe during WW2...
 
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