Arms exhibition

The first arms (XVI-XVIII)

In this room visitors have the chance to discover the early phases of gun-making, the productive organisation of the tradesmen involved at this time, and the founding of the "Royal Arms Factories of Placencia" together with the primitive ignition systems of the first portable arms.

The first arms (XVI-XVIII)

Flintlock Weaponry and percussion arms (XIX)

At the turn of the 19th century gun-making in the area was exclusively artisan and dependent on a structure of craftsmen, while in Eibar privately-owned companies were starting to take off and were capable of producing weapons at competitive prices, trying to reorganise the industrial sector after the repeated flight of workers to other areas.

Flintlock Weaponry and percussion arms (XIX)

New Systems (XIX)

As the 19th century wore on, the lack of orders for military hardware from the State obliged Basque gun makers to cater for the civil market instead, making commercial arms, such as hunting rifles, pistols and revolvers.

New Systems (XIX)

The First World War 1914-1918

The First World War (28th of July 1914 ? 11th of November 1918), also known as the Great War

The First World War 1914-1918

Eibar, the factory town

At the beginning of the twentieth century, Eibar was a frenzy of industrial activity.

Eibar, the factory town

Decorative Techniques

Eibar, where work is art

Decorative Techniques

The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

At the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, the Basque government remained loyal to the Republic

The Spanish Civil War 1936-1939

The Second World War 1939-1945

The Second World War, (1st of September 1939 ? 2nd of September 1945) was a truly global conflict involving most of the nations in the world divided into two powerful military alliances, the Allies and the Axis Powers.

The Second World War 1939-1945

Armas productión in the Basque Country after the Civil War

On the 30th of December 1941 and the 27th of December 1944, two new Regulations on Arms and Explosives were introduced, stipulating the conditions to be met by any company wishing to start or continue manufacturing small arms.

Armas productión in the Basque Country after the Civil War