Before I went to the Royal Armories, I was skeptical; however, I quite enjoyed the day. What appealed to me the most was the offensive kind of protection, a.k.a weaponry. Firstly, I was truly shocked by the amount of seized weaponry that there was from 2006 in Yorkshire. Some of these weapons were truly terrifying especially the baseball bat. It was covered in Duct tape, with nails and screws in the top and then chains were attached. This object was obviously created for maximum damage and to think that this was being carried around on the streets almost makes me afraid. The 3 in 1 weapon, the gun with a knife and knuckle duster, is also quite scary but also impressive, it would be effective no matter how close the enemy, or victim, was. Another focus of mine was how ornate some of the weapons were, with carved handles and pear inlays. Also, the mosaic gun handles and decorative blades. The final thing that drew my attention was, inevitably, war. The shocking images of men in the war quite upset me, to think of how many horrific experiences they encountered, and how these weapons will have saved their lives on many occasions. All-in-all, weaponry is produced for mainly 3 reasons: to show status and wealth, for protection and also, to inflict crime in an almost hobby like way.
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