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A VISIT TO THE STOCKHOLM ARTILLERY MUSEUM. 
BY 
LIEUT.-COLONEL J. C. DALTON (h.p.), R.A. 
During a visit to Stockholm, in July last, I was enabled to see the 
Artillery Museum, which is well worthy of a visit, and I propose to 
give a short account of it. The origin of the Museum appears to have 
been a collection of artillery models which was started somewhere about 
the year 1660. Later on, about the middle of the 18th Century, Field 
Marshal General Thomas Cunningham (died 1759) formed in Stockholm 
a model-room for artillery materiel , which now forms Group B of the 
present Museum. On May 4th, 1807, the King of Sweden extended 
the scope of this Museum, located it in the Artillery Park at Stock¬ 
holm and placed it under the orders of the Officer Commanding the 
Artillery, who added to the collection an exhibition of ammunition and 
weapons. The years 1861 and 1864 saw the institution still further 
developed, and in 1877 Field Marshal Leijonhufvud, Chief of the 
Artillery, assisted by Lieutenant F. A. Spak, formed the existing col¬ 
lection into an Artillery Museum, and two years were spent in arranging 
it. The Museum is divided into 12 classes or groups, as follows :— 
Group A. —Field and siege pieces, with their carriages, &c. 
„ B. —Models of artillery materiel' of Sweden and other countries 
(including fortifications). 
,, C. —Artillery ammunition. 
,, JD .—Models of Swedish manufacture and proof specimens. 
,, B. —Instruments for artillery purposes. 
,, F. —Harness and appointments. 
„ G.— Uniforms. 
,, H .—Eegimental trophies—Colours and musical instruments. 
,, I. —Small-arms. 
,, K.—Armes blanches. 
,, Jj. -Small-arm ammunition. 
,, M. —Manufacture of small-arms, and small-arm ammunition. 
There is also a collection of books, manuscripts, records, &c., belong¬ 
ing to artillery science and history. 
The Museum is arranged in a fine, well-situated and spacious building, 
of which the ground-floor is given up to the heavier part of the collec¬ 
tion, via., specimens of ordnance, limbers, carriages, &c., while upstairs 
are to be found examples of small-arms, ammunition, swords, uniforms, 
musical instruments, trophies, scientific instruments, small models, &c., 
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