The presented work is the result of many years of research work by weapons historians studying historical weapons stored in both museum and private collections. It includes articles that touch upon a wide range of issues of modern weapons science. The articles contain research on such topics relevant to the museum community and weapons collectors as the study of the history of arms workshops in Russia, Western and Eastern countries, the history of the formation of weapons museum and private collections, scientific attribution of weapons monuments, new data on masters, designers, owners and collectors weapons. The book introduces previously unpublished documentary materials related to individual weapons monuments and collections. Much attention is paid to the topic of court weapons centers and the study of masterpieces created by the best gunsmiths in Russia, Europe and the East. Such important issues for specialists in the field of museum affairs as the study of the experience of exhibiting and restoring weapons monuments, its storage and accounting are covered. The book is recommended for a wide range of readers, weapons experts, historians, museum staff, collectors, history teachers, students and everyone interested in weapons topics.