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armament t&e, edged weapon: arrow
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Arctic Exploration: Franklin's Last Expedition, 1845-1848
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Death in the ice: the shocking story of Franklin's final voyage
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Inuit-made arrow from salvaged material from the Franklin Expedition (Arrow)
Inuit bow made from salvaged material from the Franklin Expedition (Bow)
NEW BATTLESHIPS OF THE "ST VINCENT" CLASS - HMS COLLINGWOOD (1908) (Technical drawing)
HMS COLLINGWOOD (1908) EXPANSION OF OUTER BOTTOM PLATING (AS FITTED) (Technical drawing)
HMS COLLINGWOOD (1882) (Technical drawing)
TRAWLER "COLL" (1942) ARRANGED AS WRECK DISPERSAL VESSEL (Technical drawing)
HMS COLLINGWOOD (1908) (Technical drawing)
TRAWLER "COLL" (1942) ARRANGED AS WRECK DISPERSAL VESSEL (Technical drawing)
H.M.TRAWLER "COLL" (1942) (Technical drawing)
Hat
Tywi Coracle
Dummy plug of tobacco (Tobacco plug)
Knife
FLOTILLA LEADER HMS CODRINGTON (1929) (Technical drawing)
FLOTILLA LEADER HMS CODRINGTON (1929) (Technical drawing)
FLOTILLA LEADER 1927 HMS CODRINGTON (1929) (Technical drawing)
Shrewsbury Coracle
Hull
Ironbridge Coracle
A steel file blade and bone handle for an Inuit-adapted file made from salvaged material from the Franklin Expedition (File)
Dummy tobacco plug (Tobacco plug)
NEW BATTLESHIPS OF THE "ST VINCENT" CLASS - HMS COLLINGWOOD (1908) (Technical drawing)
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