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HISTORY OF THE FORTRESS OF LUXEMBOURG 
COLLECTION OF WEAPONS 
15t floor 
Achwartz”-gun 
15 FLOOR - Entrance 1B 
HISTORY OF THE 
FORTRESS AND OF THE 
DUCHY OF LUXEMBOURG 
WEAPONS AND OBJECTS 
FROM NON-EUROPEAN 
COUNTRIES 
Emperor 
Charles IV 
Rooms 107 to 118 
Four-chambered 
revolver 
Jarre”-revolver 
Percussion revolver 
Helmet of a 
ayirassier 
107 
3 
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Archbishop 
Dater of Aspelt 
Model of the 
Artrase af I ıxambaıır- 
107 
108 
On the 1* floor, turn to the right and go through 
rooms 104 to 106, in front of the spiral staircase 
turn to the left (see plan pages 4 and 5). 
GUNS AND SIDE-ARMS OF THE 19% CENTURY 
Show-case A: The evolution of the gun from the 
muzzle-loader to the repeating rifle. German. 
French, Belgian and English rifles. 
Show-case B: European (English, German, etc.) 
swords, the decoration of which is mostlv inspired 
by oriental motives. 
On the wall: Several plans of the fortress of Luxem- 
bourg. 
THE FORTRESS OF LUXEMBOURG 
Model of the Bock fortifications (about 1850) and a 
copper model realized in 1903 and representing 
the defences in 1867 (greatest extension of the for- 
tress before its dismantliement after the Treaty of 
London). 
Weapons for thrusting (pikes and halberds) and ar- 
tillery pieces (howitzers, cannons, bombards, 
stc.). Show-case A: Tabatiere rifles. Show-case B: 
Remington- and Doersch-rifles. Show-case C: 
Prussian (needie- or Dreyse guns) and French 
ıChassepot) guns from the war of 1870-71. Show- 
case D: Needle-guns. Show-case E: Firelock- and 
needlie pistols. Show-case F: Rampart and firelock 
guns, muskets. Show-case G: Military and civil 
weapons (end of the 17**/beginning of the 18 cen- 
tury). Between the windows: Rampart aıuıns