The Museum has an extensive collection of weapons that includes firearms, ordnance and edged weapons such as swords and daggers. War at sea was particularly brutal and desperate. The Museum has examples of cannons, cannon balls, shot, mortars and howitzers ranging from the designs of the 18th century to the more advanced 19th and 20th century inventions. Also in the collections are 18th century sea service pistols right through to guns manufactured in the 20th century, including from the World Wars.