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Re-creation of part of a gun shop from the 1850s (photo circa 2015) A gunsmith is a person who repairs, modifies, designs, or builds guns.The occupation differs from an armorer, who usually replaces only worn parts in standard firearms.
Stacey, C. P. Arms, Men and Governments: The War Policies of Canada 1939–1945 (1970), the standard scholarly history of WWII policies; online free; Toman, Cynthia (2007), An officer and a lady: Canadian military nursing and the Second World War, University of British Columbia Press ISBN 978-0-7748-1447-8
A 14th-century illustration showing an English herald approaching Scottish soldiers – an incident of the Anglo-Scottish Wars Tabard worn by an English herald in the College of Arms [nb 1] A herald, or a herald of arms, is an officer of arms, ranking between pursuivant and king of arms. The title is commonly applied more broadly to all ...
Kings of arms Timothy Duke and David Vines White in 2022 Banners bearing heraldic badges of several officers of arms at the College of Arms in London. An officer of arms is a person appointed by a sovereign or state with authority to perform one or more of the following functions: to control and initiate armorial matters;
Historically, an armourer is a person who makes personal armour, especially plate armour. [citation needed] Historically armourers were often men, but women could also undertake the occupation: for example Alice la Haubergere worked as an armourer in Cheapside in the early 1300s and in 1348 Eustachia l’Armurer was training her husband's daughter, likely in the field.
The Profession of Arms; Directed by: Michael Bryans Tina Viljoen: Written by: Gwynne Dyer: Produced by: Bill Brind Michael Bryans Barrie Howells John Kramer Tina Viljoen: Narrated by: Gwynne Dyer: Edited by: Tina Viljoen: Distributed by: National Film Board of Canada
In Canada, controls on civilian use of firearms date from the early days of Confederation, when justices of the peace could impose penalties for carrying a handgun without reasonable cause. [11] Amendments to the Criminal Code between the 1890s and the 1970s introduced a series of controls on firearms, including registration of handguns, and ...
Old Japanese weapons and other military paraphernalia, c. 1892–95 A Gilbertese shark-toothed weapon (late 19th century). Major innovations in the history of weapons have included the adoption of different materials – from stone and wood to different metals, and modern synthetic materials such as plastics – and the developments of different weapon styles either to fit the terrain or to ...