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Offline Rogerc

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Swedish Army Museum
« on: 27 August 2018, 01:13:24 PM »
So back from a Baltic Cruise and thought I might share some of my snaps from the excellent Swedish Army musuem, pop over to my blog for a raft more pictures and garbled narrative. http://gapagnw.blogspot.com/2018/08/swedish-army-museum.html

IMG_20180819_094314 by Roger Castle, on Flickr
IMG_20180815_161439 by Roger Castle, on Flickr
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Offline DintheDin

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #1 on: 29 August 2018, 10:18:03 AM »
Excellent presentation!
One feels awe among these historical exhibits!
Thank you for sharing!
I'll be visiting your blog for extra material! Cheers!

(I think you found Tallinn interesting as well)
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Offline olicana

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #2 on: 29 August 2018, 01:04:15 PM »
Book me in! ;D

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Offline Rogerc

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #3 on: 29 August 2018, 08:40:53 PM »
Cheers guys, Tallin next after some more painted Great Northern War Swedes.
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Offline commissarmoody

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #4 on: 30 August 2018, 01:18:39 AM »
Very cool. If I make it out that way, I'll have to pay the museum a vist.
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Offline Rogerc

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #5 on: 30 August 2018, 11:55:11 AM »
Definately worth the effort and a quick walk to both the history museum and the Vasa museum (more of that in another post)
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Offline M Blakey

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #6 on: 30 August 2018, 12:42:10 PM »
Will have to go back just for this! Thanks for sharing
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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #7 on: 30 August 2018, 01:17:41 PM »
I know one of the curators of the curators, she's is a real MÖP (martially overly interested person) and has shown me how they work at the museum. For example how they handle the delicate silk banners captured at Narva and other places. Wonderful stuff!

They do wargaming sessions Wednesdays at the museum.
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Offline DintheDin

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #8 on: 30 August 2018, 02:20:23 PM »
Quote from: Hammers on 30 August 2018, 01:17:41 PM
I know one of the curators of the curators, she's is a real MÖP (martially overly interested person) and has shown me how they work at the museum. For example how they handle the delicate silk banners captured at Narva and other places. Wonderful stuff!

They do wargaming sessions Wednesdays at the museum.


I am really envious and sure that you have participated in these sessions! :-*  It would be great to know more about!
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Offline Mark Strachan

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #9 on: 30 August 2018, 10:39:19 PM »
Great post Roger. I had the pleasure of visiting this museum in 2016 and was really impressed by the displays. It is nice to see a museum that is not dumbing things down and excessively applying political correctness.
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Offline fusilierdan

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #10 on: 31 August 2018, 01:58:17 AM »
Quote from: Hammers on 30 August 2018, 01:17:41 PM
They do wargaming sessions Wednesdays at the museum.

Do they do this every Wednesday? I'll be visiting the end of September and may have time.
Thanks
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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #11 on: 31 August 2018, 10:15:33 AM »
Quote from: fusilierdan on 31 August 2018, 01:58:17 AM
Do they do this every Wednesday? I'll be visiting the end of September and may have time.
Thanks

You better check with htem. I remember seeing notices about it but it was a while ago.
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Offline ARKOUDAKI

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #12 on: 31 August 2018, 12:12:14 PM »
TURN THE SHIP AROUND ROGER, As some of those pics need better focus!  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Thanks for posting this info. I will have to go there next time. Sometimes I see flights via Stockholm and think, what the heck would I do there on a 4-5 hr layover...now I have a purpose!

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Offline Rogerc

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #13 on: 31 August 2018, 05:57:06 PM »
Sorry I was on a deadline so not all of them are great shots, but it gives youa flavour. The Vasa museum is excellent too and walking distance from the army museum, I will do a short post on this over the weekend.
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Offline ARKOUDAKI

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Re: Swedish Army Museum
« Reply #14 on: 31 August 2018, 06:09:16 PM »
I am of course kidding Roger....great stuff and makes one want to go there.

So where do the Swedes keep their AFVs, also in Stockholm?
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