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The museum maintains a fairly vital academic atmosphere

and publishes a considerable number of studies prepared by its
staff. The principal publication is a yearbook which contains
articles written by staff members and other students of weapons
and military history. An account of the annual activities at the
museum is also included. The emphasis given to research at the

by the director himself, who is an

outstanding military historian and the author of several highly
regarded books in the field. The bulk of the research done by the
of course, routine, and performed in conjunction with
staff
their work upon the collections.
The Armemuseum has an inventory containing approximately
30,000 numbered items, which
slightly in excess of that possessed
by the Heeresgeschichtliches Museum in Vienna. The bulk of its
arms, uniforms, and insignia collections are Swedish in origin,
but they also include a sizable number from other countries, some
of which were obtained as trophies of war. The weapons collection
includes 4,500 small arms, almost 400 of which come from outside
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1,300 swords, sabers, and other edge

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armored cars.
weapons; 400 cannon and mobile artillery; and
The museum has over 1,700 uniforms, one-fourth of which come
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Sweden;

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from other countries, and 1,100 insignia and medals. The collection
of approximately 430 colors
almost equally divided between
those carried by Swedish units and those captured from the enemy.

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are also more than 100 ordnance models, over 30 models of

fortifications, and several engineering models. The Armemuseum
has a large number of pictures and other documents which are

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well equipped for its

incorporated into its displays. It likewise
research activities with a reference library presently containing
about 10,000 volumes. The library
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made available to
staff and specialists, but as far as possible
the public for study purposes.
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By European building standards, the Armemuseum

sized. It currently has 45,700 square feet allocated for interior

exhibit, an amount similar to that of the Imperial War Museum
in London, the Musee de la Marine in Paris and the Museo del

Ejercito in Madrid. Its exterior exhibit space located immediately

in front of the museum has an area of 14,100 square feet. Its
maintenance and workshops are fairly small, occupying only 1,100