Firing Collection (page 6)

Livens Projector emplacement, Western Front, WW1
A Livens Projector emplacement on a Western Front battlefield during the First World War. They were used for firing grenades, fuel bombs and gas bombs. Date: 1916-1918

Soldiers in a trench, firing a machine gun, WW1
Soldiers in a trench during the First World War, firing a machine gun with a periscope attachment. Date: 1914-1918

Trench Life in Silhouette by H. L. Oakley
First hand impressions, visualised on the spot of the daily and nightly routine of the firing line on the Western Front during World War I. Silhouettes cut by Second Lieutenant H. L

Firing a large field gun
A group of soldiers firing a large field gun. There are several shells waiting to be fired in the right foreground

Battle of Broodseinde
Silhouette of an anti aircraft gun (13 pounder 9 cwt) mounted on a motor lorry being fired by soldiers at the Battle of Broodseinde on 4th October 1917 during World War I

Firing mortars over pagodas at Meiktila, Burma
Firing mortar shells over the historic pagodas at Meiktila, Burma - 28th February 1945

Italo-Turkish War (1911-12) - Courage
An Italian postcard entitled " Courage! Victory is Nigh!". The Italo Turkish War was launched by Italy against Turkey, with the aim of gaining Libya

HMS Duke of York, 1943
Photograph showing the Royal Navy battleship HMS Duke of York firing a salvo from her after turret in 1943. The Duke of York, launched in 1940

When the War is Over, Maggie (3) WW1
When the War is Over, Maggie -- a British soldier on the Western Front thinks of his love as he takes part in combat alongside his colleagues. (3 of 3) Date: 1914-1918

Firing a heavy howitzer in France, WW1. 1914-1918

The Graphic Christmas Number 1914, front cover
Front cover of The Graphic, 1914, its first Christmas number of the Great War, featuring two aeroplanes, the top one a German Taube, flying against a dark, ominous sky

Advertisement, Ministry of Labour Munition Concerts, WW2
Advertisement, Ministry of Labour Munition Concerts, organised by ENSA. circa 1940s

Prince of Waless birthday regatta at Windsor
Regatta at Windsor on 12 August 1793 in honour of the Prince of Waless birthday. 1793

Petrograd, Russia - February Revolution, 8th-15th March 1917
A very important (and very rare) real photograph postcard showing National militia firing on a Czarist police position (the police were running along the rooftops according to the eyewitness report)

Interior of a French tank in World War One
On board a land-ship in action: the interior of a French tank in 1917 during World War One. Gunners in the centre and machine-gunners on the right, one firing forward, the other laterally. Date: 1917

WW2 - Allied forces firing a 4. 5 inch gun near Tarhuna
Photograph of Allied forces firing a 4. 5 inch gun near Tarhuna, during the time when the Eighth Army was advancing on Tripoli, Feb 1943

French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers
Photograph: French officers sharing a hasty meal with British officers in a wood, during a lull behind the firing line ?somewhere? in the Somme region. Shows three French and four British officers

Mortar practice
Photograph: Mortar practice. Shows two men firing mortar. From a photograph album containing 246 photographs compiled by Maj Wilfred Herbert James Sale, MC

WW2 - Bofors gun crew from the King?s African Rifles
Photograph of Bofors gun crew from the King?s African Rifles, 1939-1945 (c). The Bofors 40mm gun was the most widely used Allied anti-aircraft gun of the Second World War

Indian soldiers using a Bren gun
Photograph of Indian soldiers using a Bren gun. A gas-operated weapon, the Bren used the same. 303 ammunition as the standard British rifle, the Lee-Enfield

Regatta at Windsor for the Prince of Wales birthday
Regatta at Windsor on 12 August 1793, in honour of the Prince of Wales birthday. 1793

Bombardment of Istanbul from Russian warships in Bosphorus
WW1 - Bombardment of Istanbul from Russian Naval Dreadnought Battleships in the Bosphorus Date: circa 1915

Communist China - guerrilla soldiers taking part in the Second Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945). circa 1940s

Commandos weapon training with Bren guns
Photograph showing commandos weapon training with Bren guns, Commando Basic Training Centre, Achnacarry, Inverness-shire, 1941-1943.Associated with World War Two (1939-1945). Date: 1943

Florence Upton playing cards - Weg with Fuse. circa 1900s

Crimean War, attack on Sebastopol, 30 October 1854, view of the harbour. 1854

D-Day firing off Normandy, France, WW2
D-Day firing off Normandy, France, June 1944. 1944

Monitor bombarding Lukuledi, East Africa, WW1
Monitor bombarding Lukuledi from Lindi Bay, East Africa (now in Tanzania), July 1917, during WW1. 1917

Florence Upton playing cards - Midget Firing. circa 1900s

Crimean War, Russian soldiers at Hango
Crimean War -- Russian soldiers at Hango, firing on the crew members of an English boat, despite the fact that they are holding up a flag of truce. 1855

Crimean War, Kerch from the road to Simferopol
Crimean War -- view of Kerch from the road to Simferopol, bombardment of the town. 1855

Crimean War, Sebastopol and siege work
Crimean War -- panoramic view of Sebastopol and the siege work of the Allies. 1855

Crimean War, Sortie by Russians
Crimean War -- Sortie made by the Russians on 5 November 1854. 1854

The Russo-Japanese War - Japanese Battleship opening fire
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-05) - A Japanese Battleship opening fire. Date: circa 1905

Adding Handles to China Baskets Before Firing, Belleek Potteries - an interior shot showing a row of men at a bench adding handles to the china baskets

Cartoon, In Memory of the Lusitania, WW1
Cartoon, In Memory of the Lusitania. Two sailors fire on a German submarine in retaliation for the lost ship. Date: 1917

HMS Marlborough - A Torpedo breaking surface before its run
HMS Marlborough - A Torpedo breaking surface before starting its run. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

British Fleet - 4th Battle Squadron - Firing a 13. 5 salvo
Photograph from the deck of the HMS Marlborough of one of the other Iron-Duke Class Battleships of the British Mediterranean Fleet (one of the HMS Emperor of India)

The Second soviet Occupation (1944-1991). Large areas of Latvia become military bases and firing ranges. Occupation Museum. Riga. Latvia. Europe

Musketeer of the Infantry of Louis XIV with his musket. 18th
France. Army of the 18th century. Musketeer of the Infantry of Louis XIV with his musket. Colored engraving

Musketeer of the Infantry of Louis XIV blowing the fuse of t
France. Army of the 18th century. Musketeer of the Infantry of Louis XIV blowing the fuse of the musket. Colored engraving

Musketeer of the Infantry of Louis XIV filling the musket s
France. Army of the 18th century. Musketeer of the Infantry of Louis XIV filling the muskets bowl with black powder. Colored engraving

The ruler of Hornos island is surprised by the firing of a c
Tierra del Fuego. The ruler of the natives of the Hornos island, along with the Dutch Willem Cornelisz Schouten and Jacob Le Maire, is surprised by the firing of a cannon. Engraving, 1807

111-ton gun at Woolwich
Firing the 111-ton gun at Woolwich (the largest gun in existence). Constructed at the Elswick Works of Sir W. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & Co

Cartoon, John Bull and Disraeli
Cartoon, A Dangerous Performance. Benjamin Disraeli fires a Foreign Policy cannon ball at John Bull. 1880

German Cannon Firing 16C
German cannon - firing Date: 16th century

Lewis Gun Trenches Ww1
Lewis gun in the British trenches during the First World War Date: 1914-17

Johann Valerius (2)
JOHANN VALERIUS German born without arms, but who taught himself to do amazing things such as firing a musket with his feet Date: 1667 - 1705+

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