Like any country town, Bury St Edmunds was the centre of an important local gun trade and the museum has an important collection of guns mostly by local makers. The most notable of these was Scorcher whose shop was at 4a Traverse close to Moyse's Hall. One unusual exhibit is a cartridge display board dating from around 1912, containing 132 cartridges. There is also an attractive collection of 18th century rapiers and swords, and a display of helmets. Some of these were used in fighting, but some are funcrary helmets decorated with the family crest