Firing Collection (page 2)

German gunners with heavy artillery, France, WW1
German gunners in action with heavy artillery near Verdun, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Second Battle of Bullecourt 1917
Australian soldiers loading an 18 pounder gun at the second Battle of Bullecourt (Battle of Arras) on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1917

Battery firing at Japanese positions - Burma
A Battery commanded by Major O.T. Hackett fires a 3.7 Howitzer (light artillery) at Japanese positions in the Burma Hills - circa 1945. The Battery is itself under fire

Turkish Troops - Gallipoli
Turkish troops - Gallipoli - firing down on allied positions from high in the mountains

American Anti-Aircraft Guns near London; Second World War, 1
Illustration showing an American anti-aircraft unit firing at enemy bombers, during a German raid on London in 1944. The gun shown is a 90-mm weapon

Firing Ship Guns
The crew of a British ship fire shells from a deck gun and are greeted by a vision of Horatio Nelson, the naval hero of years gone by

Walker at Trujillo
American soldier of fortune William Walker lands at Trujillo, Honduras : captured by British, he is handed to Honduras authorities who shoot him by firing squad 12 Sept

Paixhans Cannon
The shell-firing cannon of H J PAIXHANS

The Battle of Glen Shiel, a narrow pass in the north-west Highlands of Scotland, 10 June 1719, part of the Jacobite rising of 1719, an attempt to restore James Francis Edward Stuart

Crossbow-man (right), pavisier (man firing from behind an oblong shield or pavise, bottom), archer with bow and arrow (left), and the standard of Richard, Earl of Warwick (top)

WW2 - Firing a depth charge at a u-boat from a corvette
WW2 - (1/3) Corvettes and Convoys - the little ships which are grappling with the u-boat menace. Firing a depth charge at a submerged submarine from a corvette - officers scan the sea for signs of

A torpedo fired from HMS Afridi - British Destroyer
A torpedo fired from HMS Afridi - Britains Biggest Destroyer (at this time). Date: circa 1939

Firing a Whitehead torpedo Royal Navy

Dropping target for gun prictice Battleship Royal Navy

Royal Navy battleship firing a broadside

British battleship firing a broadside during WW1

English artillery firing at a Turkish Fort during WW1 Date: circa 1916

WW1 English artillery firing at a Turkish Fort Date: circa 1916

The Battle of the Nile 1798
The Battle of the Nile Date: 1798

British artillery firing at night during WW1

Australian soldiers firing a machine gun during WWI
Australian soldiers firing a machine gun during the First World War

WW2 - The Merchant Service Fights Back
An illustrated front cover for an educational WW2 children's book, The Merchant Service Fights Back, told by Wilson Macarthur

WW2 - Outlaw Squadron
A front cover illustration for a WW2 children's story book, Outlaw Squadron, written by Erroll Collins. The image shows a German plane falling in flames from the firing of fighter planes

WW2 - Firing An Automatic Rifle
An illustration for a WW2 children's short story, Strangers Of The Sea, written by Arthur Groom. The image portrays a military naval man firing an automatic rifle. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - The Splendid Book For Boys
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 children's short story book, The Splendid Book For Boys. The image shows some British soldiers firing an anti-aircraft gun towards the enemy

WW2 - Dave Dawson With The R. A. F
An illustration for a WW2 story book, Dave Dawson With The R.A.F. written by R. Sidney Bowen. The image shows a British airman gunner firing in an aerial conflict. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - Hawker Hurricane Attacks
A WW2 children's short story illustration showing British WW2 Hawker Hurricane fighter plane firing it's guns in a diving trajectory, towards some enemy armoured cars. Date: circa 1940s

WW2 - R. A. F. Machine Gun Practice
A striking photograph which portrays a British WW2 Royal Air Force air observer performing machine gun practice, firing with a camera gun, an exact replica of an actual machine gun

Ancient Egypt - Pharaoh Tutankhamun and his Queen hunting
Ancient Egypt - Pharaoh Tutankhamun and his Queen (Ankhesenamun - his half-sister) out hunting

Japanese Navy
Lieutenant and men on deck with 6 inch quick firing gun. Date: 1903

Dr Hugh Redmayne, architect
Caricature of Dr Hugh Redmayne, architect, by Philippe Ledoux Date: circa 1930

The Heroic Stand of L Battery, RHA, at Nery, France
The Heroic Stand of L Battery, RHA, skirmish at Nery, northern France, part of the Retreat from Mons, 1 September 1914, First World War Date: 1915

British Infantry storming a village, WW1
British Infantry storming a village during the First World War Date: 1915

Bringing the gun into firing action, WW1 Date: circa 1916

Vietnamese Patriotic Poster - Vent your Red Hot Anger (on the enemy) Date: circa mid-1970s

Artillery At Night
This piece shows the firing of heavy artillery guns set in a clearing of a dark woodland in the evening. Date: circa 1918

Placing white tiles for firing, Alfred Meakin
Placing white tiles for firing of the Glaze Date: 1913

Placing decorated ware in kiln, Alfred Meakin
Placing decorated ware in enamel kiln before final firing Date: 1913

Finishing pottery previous to firing, Alfred Meakin
Finishing pottery previous to firing in Bisque oven Date: 1913

Enamel kilns for firing tiles, Alfred Meakin
Enamel kilns for firing coloured glazes on tiles Date: 1913

The Battle of Inkerman, Crimean War Date: 1854

Journey of the King and Queen of Spain to Galicia (August 9, 1881). Galicia, La Coruna province, Ferrol. The corvette Tornado, leading to King Alfonso XII and Queen Maria Cristina

Long range French guns in action on Western Front, WW1
Long range French guns in action on the Western Front during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Pottery Making scenes Date: 1874

Japanese Bizen Ware Sacred Horse and Attendants - earthenware item dating back to the early 18th century, when ovens were established at Korakuen for firing pottery

The South African Holiday Advertisement
An illustration for an advertisement for The South African Holiday. The picture shows cupid firing his arrow through South Africa and the sun

Caricature illustration of toothache cure, by Heath Robinson. Showing prehistoric man with string tied to tooth and tree stump, firing bow and arrow from top of a cliff

Gallant Affair of the Hecla and Arrogant, 20 May 1854 - cutting out a Russian barque from under the batteries of Eckness. The Arrogant, anchoring off the batteries, kept up a furious cannonade

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