Artillery Collection (page 3)

French Artillery - 9
An artilleryman of the foot artillery of the French Garde Royale passes a shell to his mate to load their breech- loading Gribeauval cannon

French Artillery - 12
A gunner of the horse artillery of the French Garde Royale stands clear of his Gribeauval cannon after setting light to the charge

French Artillery - 8
An artilleryman of the foot artillery of the French Garde Royale turns the handle of his ecouvillon to swab the barrel of his Gribeauval cannon

French Artillery - 5
Two men of the horse artillery of the French Garde Royale service their Gribeauval cannon on the battlefield : the gun is moved with levers and cooled with water

French Artillery - 6
An artilleryman of the foot artillery of the French Garde Royale stands beside his Gribeauval cannon on the battlefield, holding the ramrod with which he loads it

French Artillery - 13
A gunner of the horse artillery of the French Garde Royale turns his ecouvillon in the muzzle of his Gribeauval cannon, ramming home the charge as hard as he can

Colonel Festing aged 41
Colonel Francis Worgan Festing (1833-1886) of the Royal Marine Artillery, aged 41. He distinguished himself in the heroic rescue of the body of Lieut

Ww1 / Moving a Heavy Gun
British soldiers move a heavy gun up to the front by manpower, hauling it through the mud Date: 1914 - 1918

Ww1 Gun Emplacement / 1918
A British gun emplacement on the Western Front: a Howitzer camouflaged under netting

1879 / AFGHAN WAR
British artillery passes through the Kabul Gate at Jellalabad

British Artillerymen
British Heavy artillerymen on the Western Front during World War One

Paixhans Cannon
The shell-firing cannon of H J PAIXHANS

Bell at Battle of Alma
Captain Bell of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers captures a Russian gun at the Battle of Alma. He was awarded the Victoria Cross

Cannon / Valletta / Malta
A cannon displayed outside the St John Cathedral (viewed from St John Square) at Valletta

World War II battle for Senio River in Italy, a flamethrower
Vintage World War II photograph - 8th Army battle for the Senio River in Italy, a flamethrower in action

Development of trench warfare in France by Matania
Protecting the man and armouring the trench. French soldiers wearing the new steel helmet holding an armoured trench during a violent German artillery bombardment

Mons Meg cannon, a medieval cannon built in 1449 in Mons, Belgium (Wallonia), given as a gift to King James II of Scotland in 1457, and now located at Edinburgh Castle. Date: mid-15th century

British army in India Royal Horse Artillery Umballa, 1871
Vintage 19th century photograph - British army in India - officers of the Royal horse Artillery regiment, Umballa, 1871

WW1 - Gun - L Battery at Nery
WW1 - A British Gun Battle of Nery, WW1, where L Battery, Royal Horse Artillery kept up a steady fire for two and a half hours, against a full battery of German artillery

WW1- L Battery in action at Nery
WW1 - L Battery Royal Horse Artillery in action at Nery - September 1, 1914. A British cavalry brigade preparing to leave their overnight bivouac were attacked by a German cavalry division of about

Chinese artillery, QIng Dynasty
Chinese artillery: cannon with narrow muzzle like a musket, Chinese style culverine and large-bore cannon on wheels. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Outbreak of WWII men of Royal Artillery eating 1939
Men of a battalion of the Royal Artillery have a meal beside of the guns, during training. Date: 1939

British recruitment poster, Are You in this? WW1
British recruitment poster, design by Robert Baden-Powell, Are You in this? First World War. 1915

The 32nd Guided Weapons Regiment of the Royal Artillery?
The 32nd Guided Weapons Regiment of the Royal Artillery at Ty Croes, North Wales, working on the English Electric Thunderbird surface-to-air guided missile

WW1, Knuts of the 119th Royal Field Artillery, Dardanelles
WW1 - Knuts of the 119th Royal Field Artillery in the Dardanelles. A slightly scruffy bunch, one with a pet kitten, one with a cornet and none in spotless uniform! Date: circa 1915

Russian cossack uniforms, WW1
Russian cossack uniforms during the First World War. From left to right: Don cossack, Ural cossack, field artillery officer, Kuban cossack, field artilleryman. Date: 1914-1918

Flatbed version of the CVR(T) armoured fighting vehicle
A flatbed version of the CVR(T) armoured fighting vehicle family, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground. Date: 2006

A Comet tank, (Tank, Cruiser, Comet I (A34)), at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground. Date: 2006

M109 155 mm calibre self-propelled howitzer
An M109 155 mm calibre self-propelled howitzer, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground. Date: 2006

Challenger II main battle tank, at speed on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground, during the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day. Date: 2006

All-British FV432 Armoured Personnel Carrier, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground. Date: 2006

Vickers Matilda I Infantry Tank reproduction T3447, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, manoeuvring on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground

Vickers Valentine tank T123358, at the 2006 Larkhill Royal Artillery open day, manoeuvring on the Larkhill racecourse / exhibition ground. Date: 2006

Dropping target for gun prictice Battleship Royal Navy

An anti-aircraft gun, probably in France, during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Anti aircraft gun during WW1 Date: circa 1916

Gibralter South Port - munitions on dockside - Victorian period

South Port, Gibralter

German Tirpitz battery at Ostend - WW1
German Tirpitz battery at Ostend during the First World War

A German gun on the Belgian coast during the First World War

Big Bertha German gun during the First World War

Moving a gun in the Flanders mud during the First World War

Royal Field Artillery resting during the First World War

WW1 Shrapnel

How shrapnel works, WW1

Stand of the Projectile Company Ltd at the Royal Naval Exhibition in 1891

A British munitions factory during the First World War

K battery, Royal Horse Artillery, London, probably circa 1900

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