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Weapon Collection (#26)

Background imageWeapon Collection: Siege of Gaza

Siege of Gaza
The siege of Gaza by Alexander the Great, 332BC. Date: 332BC

Background imageWeapon Collection: Frenchwoman with returning soldier

Frenchwoman with returning soldier

Background imageWeapon Collection: Loading Mechanism Parts

Loading Mechanism Parts
Components of the loading mechanisms of 18th century rifles & pistols. Date: Circa 1760

Background imageWeapon Collection: Roman Knives & Axes

Roman Knives & Axes
Censers and assorted weapons from the Roman era : daggers, knives and axes. Date: ANCIENT ROME

Background imageWeapon Collection: Pistols & Rifles 18th C

Pistols & Rifles 18th C
Rifles & pistols from the 18th century : details of loading mechanisms. Date: Circa 1760

Background imageWeapon Collection: American Natives / De Bry

American Natives / De Bry
Native Americans as described by travellers, with a bow for hunting, a canoe for fishing and a basket for gathering Date: 16th century

Background imageWeapon Collection: Typical fortifications of a castle

Typical fortifications of a castle

Background imageWeapon Collection: Bronze age courtship, Aldin

Bronze age courtship, Aldin
A bronze aged warrior of Denmark with spear and shield courts a rather shy looking woman Date: circa 3000 BC

Background imageWeapon Collection: British Bronze age warriors, Aldin

British Bronze age warriors, Aldin
Two British warriors of the Bronze age, one on horseback, the other holding a spear and shield

Background imageWeapon Collection: Swan Lake ballet, Swan Princess and Siegfried

Swan Lake ballet, Swan Princess and Siegfried
The Swan Princess begs Siegfried not to shoot, and reveals that she and her followers are enchanted by the wicked Rotbart

Background imageWeapon Collection: Double page spread in a diary for 20-25 April

Double page spread in a diary for 20-25 April
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 20-25 April. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Background imageWeapon Collection: Double page spread in a diary for 9-14 January

Double page spread in a diary for 9-14 January
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 9-14 January. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Background imageWeapon Collection: Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 July

Double page spread in a diary for 13-18 July
A double page spread in a young persons diary for 13-18 July. Each day is given a small illustration, relating either to the season, or to the anniversary of an historical event

Background imageWeapon Collection: British in Mexico, 1914

British in Mexico, 1914
Front cover of the Illustrated London News showing members of the British colony in Mexico city preparing to defend themselves in anticipation of unrest in the capital

Background imageWeapon Collection: Metropolitan Police sword

Metropolitan Police sword
A Metropolitan Police sword in its scabbard

Background imageWeapon Collection: Metropolitan Police sword and scabbard

Metropolitan Police sword and scabbard
A Metropolitan Police sword and its scabbard

Background imageWeapon Collection: Red Cross workers on World War One battlefield

Red Cross workers on World War One battlefield
A hand painted lantern slide depicting Red Cross workers on a World War One battlefield at night, looking for survivors after a battle

Background imageWeapon Collection: Albanian soldiers in traditional costume

Albanian soldiers in traditional costume
A group of Albanian soldiers in traditional costume, with rifles. Their mascot, a ram, stands alongside

Background imageWeapon Collection: Palliser cannon, Stack Rock, Milford Haven, West Wales

Palliser cannon, Stack Rock, Milford Haven, West Wales
A Palliser cannon at Stack Rock Fort, on a small island off Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, West Wales. Four men sit on the wall, relaxing

Background imageWeapon Collection: British Troops in Brunei

British Troops in Brunei
Ammunition boxes make an improvised, but effective pillbox for British troops in Brunei. The light automatic weapon held by the soldier on the left is a bren gun modified to take Nato ammunition

Background imageWeapon Collection: Railway mounted gun emplacement

Railway mounted gun emplacement
A railway mounted gun emplacement and soldiers during the First World War. The gun and mounting have been camouflaged with two shades of paint

Background imageWeapon Collection: Large field gun at night

Large field gun at night
A large field gun at night, with soldiers and a large pile of shells

Background imageWeapon Collection: Three machine guns on display

Three machine guns on display
Three machine guns on their tripods on display in front of a shed during the First World War

Background imageWeapon Collection: Large field gun with soldiers

Large field gun with soldiers
A large field gun being operated by a group of soldiers during the First World War

Background imageWeapon Collection: Loading a large field gun

Loading a large field gun
Soldiers loading a large field gun on a battlefield during the First World War

Background imageWeapon Collection: Soldiers marching with field gun and tank

Soldiers marching with field gun and tank
A group of soldiers marching along a road with a field gun on a tank during the First World War

Background imageWeapon Collection: Soldiers loading a field gun

Soldiers loading a field gun
A group of soldiers in a dry and dusty landscape, loading a large field gun during the First World War

Background imageWeapon Collection: Two tank designs undergoing military testing

Two tank designs undergoing military testing
Two unusual armoured tank designs undergoing military testing during the First World War

Background imageWeapon Collection: Two soldiers loading a mortar

Two soldiers loading a mortar from a trench during the First World War

Background imageWeapon Collection: Bedouin man with camels and rifle, Middle East

Bedouin man with camels and rifle, Middle East
A Bedouin man with a rifle and two camels, in the desert somewhere in the Middle East

Background imageWeapon Collection: Train-mounted artillery, Iraq

Train-mounted artillery, Iraq
Soldiers preparing to fire a train-mounted artillery piece, somewhere in Iraq

Background imageWeapon Collection: Music cover for The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle

Music cover for The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle, a Rifle Corps Quadrille composed by C C Amos. Three riflemen are depicted, one Scottish, one Irish and one English

Background imageWeapon Collection: WWI - Launch of a German Torpedo

WWI - Launch of a German Torpedo
The launch of a torpedo from the deck of a German warship during World War One

Background imageWeapon Collection: Maxim and his machine gun

Maxim and his machine gun
Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim (1840-1916) and his machine gun, as featured in an interview with him in The Sketch

Background imageWeapon Collection: Austrian artillery WWI

Austrian artillery WWI
Austrian artillery with 4.5inch Howitzers in action at Bray on the Western Front during World War I

Background imageWeapon Collection: German Field gun WWI

German Field gun WWI
German Field gun in action on the Western Front during World War I

Background imageWeapon Collection: German trench gun WWI

German trench gun WWI
German Trench gun in action on the Somme during World War I

Background imageWeapon Collection: Anti tank fighting WWI

Anti tank fighting WWI
Soldiers using a flamethrower against a tank during World War I on the Western Front

Background imageWeapon Collection: German flag gun WWI

German flag gun WWI
German 3.7cm flag gun on the Western Front during World War I

Background imageWeapon Collection: Gunners transporting weapon WWI

Gunners transporting weapon WWI
Gunners manhandling a trench gun into a new position on the Somme during World War I

Background imageWeapon Collection: Tirpitz battery WWI

Tirpitz battery WWI
Damage to the emplacement of a gun of the Tirpitz Battery caused by a 38cm shell in Ostend, Belgium during World War I

Background imageWeapon Collection: French artillery at Gallipoli WWI

French artillery at Gallipoli WWI
French 9.2inch French gun at Caesars camp, Helles at Gallipoli during World War I

Background imageWeapon Collection: WWI Artillery

WWI Artillery
Possibly Turkish artillery at Gallipoli during World War I

Background imageWeapon Collection: New Zealand soldiers WWI

New Zealand soldiers WWI
New Zealand machine gunners fitting machine belts during World War I

Background imageWeapon Collection: Fort Loncin, Belgium WWI

Fort Loncin, Belgium WWI
Destroyed gun cupola at Fort Loncin near Liege during World War I

Background imageWeapon Collection: Anzac artillery WWI

Anzac artillery WWI
Gun from 9th battery in action at Anzac during World War I in Gallipoli

Background imageWeapon Collection: Darth Vader in Cornwall

Darth Vader in Cornwall
Darth Vader turns up in Cornwall and chats with a group of puzzled looking boys. Perhaps his spaceship took a wrong turning and he is having to ask the way

Background imageWeapon Collection: Turkish artillery WWI

Turkish artillery WWI
One of the three guns of Fort Top Chamlar Tepe, which were together known as Asiatic Annie



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