Guns Collection (#35)

Aurora Cruiser
A blank shot fired from the guns of the cruiser Aurora is the signal for the storming of the Winter Palace, and the overthrow of Kerenskys provisional govt

Armoured Train at Samara
CIVIL WAR Heavily armed troops on board a red army armoured train at Samara

Red Guards Petrograd
The Red Guard spend much of the time driving round the streets of Petrograd waving their guns for the benefit of photographers

Red Guard Learn Guns
Red Guard from the Putilov factory are issued with guns and taught what to do with them : they pose for the camera

Lady Using Air Rifle
An Edwardian lady learns to shoot an air rifle with the help of a man in suit and boater

Defending a Fort
As the enemy approaches, the defenders prepare to repel them with guns and bows : by pulling on ropes, half-cut trees can be felled to fall on the attackers

Prophecy for 1865
The British Lion - the emperor Napoleon - guns and warships - the papal crown - a coffin - Bismarck whispering to the German emperor - it looks like being an eventful year !

Western / Cowboy Guns
COWBOY GUNS (Forrest R Brown) A cowboy on foot shoots back at his pursuers

Fund-Raising Concert
To raise money to purchase a million guns, Garibaldi stages a patriotic concert in the Pagliano theatre, Firenze. French and Italian flags are proudly waved

French Naval Gun
Manning a 24 centimetre gun aboard a French warship

French Field Guns - 5
A battery of French 155 cannons, using 9 kilos of powder to fire a projectile of 40 kilos

French Field Guns - 4
Loading a French 24 cannon is done via the muzzle : a ramrod pushes the shell in place

French Field Guns - 6
French field guns in action

French Field Guns - 2
Aiming a French 24 cannon

French Field Guns - 3
Firing a French 24 cannon

French Field Guns - 1
The French 24 cannon is muzzle-loading, and is made of bronze

French Cavalry Training
French cavalrymen practice staying on their horses without using their hands, so as to use their guns or sabres

L ATTAQUE
Led by their commander, wielding his sabre, French infantry move forward to attack the enemy, with bayonets fixed to their guns

French Lay a Railway
French engineers lay a railway to facilitate the transport of men, supplies, guns and ammunition

Maxim Gun - Stanley
THE MAXIM GUN The explorer H M Stanley finds it useful during the Emin Pasha relief expedition in central Africa

Guns after Waterloo
After losing the battle, the French lose their guns : the allies convey the captured French cannon through the village of Waterloo, to the admiration of spectators

French Morocco Cannon
The French bring civilisation to Morocco - by teaching the natives to use quick-firing guns

Farmers Protected
Soviet anti-aircraft guns provide protection for farmers near the battle front

Bomber in Searchlight
A German bomber is caught in the beams of three Russian searchlights, making it a fine target for the anti-aicraft guns

Leningrad Destroyer
The destroyer Opytnyi trapped by ice in Leningrad harbour throughout the winter, uses its guns for the citys defence. Date: 1942

Soviet Horse-Draw Guns
Horse-drawn Soviet machine guns

Leningrad Guns
Anti-aircraft guns in front of Isakievsky Cathedral

Soviet Antitank Guns
Soviet soldiers march with anti-tank guns

Madis Bows & Arrows 1888
Emin Pasha relief expedition : the desertion of the Madis leads to a battle between them and those who remain loyal

Franco-Pruss / Strasbourg
A Prussian bombardment of Strasbourg, across water, at night, firing with canons

Kings Bring Guns
What the Three Kings bring today - guns, warships, shells

British Monitor Action
A British Monitor repels the bomb attack of a German Taube off the coast of Belgium

Balaclava / Marshman
The Charge of the Light Brigade - the first line reaches the Russian guns

Crimean War / Balaclava
British Light Cavalry attacking the Russian guns

Gatling gun - cartridges

Massacre at Washita / 1869
The US cavalry massacre native Americans in their camp at Washita

French Guns down Boche
A French pilot uses his machine gun to destroy a German plane

Second Division Fight
The British Second Division of battleships fire on the Germans at the Battle of Jutland

Lion Sinks a Cruiser
In a naval engagement off Heligoland, the Lion sinks a German cruiser

Germans Move Guns
German horse artillery moves guns to new positions, supported by infantry

Ww1 / British Artillery
British heavy field artillery being moved into position on the Western Front

British Field Artillery
A British heavy artillery position on the Western Front - soldiers manning the guns

Menelik Ii / Ethiopia / Pj
MENELIK II Emperor of Ethiopia (1889-1913) in ceremonial dress

Wwi / Italy / Camouflage
Camouflaged tents at an anti- aircraft post. The posts to the left are in fact anti- aircraft guns protruding from pits

Wwi / Italy / Village Guns
Heavy artillery in an Italian village on the front line

Observation Balloon 1918
An observation balloon on an American battleship in British waters

Indian Trappers / 1885
Native Canadian trappers of the Northwest, trudging through a snowy forest

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