It will come as no surprise that I managed to visit the Armed Forces Museum while I was in Budapest recently. Some work is underway at the museum so not all the exhibits were on display - but there was still plenty to see. The museum charges extra for a permit to take photos inside which I didn't bother with. Given that most of the exhibits are behind glass this wasn't a bad decision. I came across a number of photos of the inside in this review: link.
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| A pair of these tiny infantry guns was in place at the back door to the museum. They'd fit through a normal house doorway. |
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A clue that we were close to the museum was a row of artillery pieces - including this rather nifty AA gun. |
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There were a number of imposing mortars. |
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These chaps were as still as the Palace guards. More so as they are in fact life size dummies. |
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The fascia of the museum was completely covered - even the guns at the door were bubble wrapped! |
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| A rather nice old 107mm gun. |
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| I think this is a Skoda 100mm gun. |
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| The museum's courtyard contained quite a number of memorials. |
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| Behind a bush in the courtyard I spotted a familiar shape... |
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Identified it yet? Yes, it's a Panzer 4 turret. Apparently after WW2 some of these (there were a few lying around...) were built into concrete bunkers guarding the border against us beastly capitalists. |
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| The 75mm was long gone - replaced with a Soviet Maxim complete with wheels! |
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| A gunners-eye view from the turret. |
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| The WW1 memorial |
A few days later we visited the Citadel Hill. We didn't go into the museum but there were a few 'big toys' outside.
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| A Soviet WW2-era ZIS3 76mm divisional gun. |
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| Another Soviet piece - this time a postwar S60 57mm AA gun. |
