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DERBYSHIRE ARMS LTD
HISTORICAL WEAPONRY COMPANY
We bid you welcome, this is a bit about us
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When one of the founder members of Derbyshire
Arms Ltd started re-enacting over 30 years ago he noticed
that good quality weaponry was difficult to come by, so in
he started exploring the possibility of redressing the
balance, by producing historically correct pieces using the
methods of the old Gunsmiths. He wanted to be able to bring
to re-enactors historically correct muskets and pistols with
durable wooden stocks that would stand up to the rigours of
the modern re-enactors whilst still maintaining an
aesthetically pleasing look.
The apprenticeship for this type of endeavour
is long and arduous and not for the faint hearted, much
research has to be done, trials and errors examined and the
learning never stops. Craftsmanship like this takes time, so
it was many years before Derbyshire Arms as we know it today
was born. Not only has he taken on board the ways of the old
Gunsmith he has also designed, manufactured and we now
successfully market exclusively our blank firing system.
Our weaponry can be found in a great many
parts of the U.K, Holland, Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
Italy, Spain, Belgium, there’s even one in Japan!
We have supplied ~ Theatre and Television
companies, Heritage Groups ~ Historic Scotland, Culloden
Battlefield, Tower of London and others, Museums here and
abroad ~ Spanish Army Museum in Cadiz, Stuart House Museum
in Cornwall and others, Private Collectors, Many
Re-enactment individuals and Societies ~ English Civil War
Society, American Civil War Society, Essex Militia, 17th
Century Life & Times, New France Old England, Sealed Knot,
Lace Wars, Regiments of the Napoleonic Society and many
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