Pistol Collection

Wonders of the cinema organ by G. H. Davis
Noises played for films: wonders of the cinema organ. Thunder, shots and tom-toms controlled by an organist: a film-theatre organ that creates sound effects. Date: 1929

Variety of pistols, incl Colts Deringer pistol / Peacemaker
A variety of pistols, including Colts Deringer pistol, the Snapchance Revolver, a full-size cartridge, a US Cavalry Colt Sa (Single Action Army - Peacemaker).45 revolver (circa 1877)

Long John Silver / Parrot
For generations of readers, the archetypal pirate is Long John Silver, the devious and malevolent villain of Robert Louis Stevensons Treasure Island - parrot and all !

Battle of Naseby
THE BATTLE OF NASEBY The Royalist army is defeated by the larger Parliamentarian forces at the decisive Battle of Naseby

Colt Guns and Rifles - breech-loading arms. circa late 19th century

Arrested by an undercover police officer
An undercover female police officer springs her Honey Trap on an unsuspecting criminal, who goes from a jolly evening with a fetching lady to staring down the barrel of a revolver!

The Goal in Sight - Two Scotsmen fired up in race for Scotch
The Goal in Sight - Two Scotsmen fired up in a race for the First Prize of a bottle of Scotch Whisky! Date: 1916

Izmir (Smyrna) - Greek Porter / attendant
A Greek Porter/attendant from Smyrna (modern Izmir), Turkey in traditional costume

Lambro the Pirate
Mr Dry in the role of Lambro the Pirate

Shakespeare - Henry V - Pistol: Pish for thee, Iceland dog! circa 1830

The pocket-pistol - equipped for Balaclava. A soldier handing a pistol(?) to a mounted soldier as another soldier looks on. Date 1855

Holmes clapped a pistol to his head and Martin slipped the handcuffs over his wrists

Street music: organ grinder rejected, 1858
Repelling foreign invasion: paterfamilias tries the cold water cure in a case of organ grinding. Date: 1858

Patriotic Postcard - Officer and Union Flag
For the Old Flag A World War One era officer, pointing his pistol toward the enemy. Standing up tall before the Union flag, for King and Country... Date: circa 1916

G&s / Pirates, India 3
Young Frederic is reminded of his duty at pistol-point by the Pirate King and Ruth in an amateur production by the British community at Simla, India

English Smuggler
German portrayal of an English smuggler

Rider performing carousel exercises with lance, sword and pistol, jousting at a ring and a dummy head. Copied from Francois Robichon de La Guerinieres Ecole de Cavalerie, 1730

Pirate Long John Silver with his parrot on his shoulder
Long John Silver with his parrot on his shoulder Date: First published: 1883

Regimental Sports - 27th Inniskillings, Tianjin, China
Regimental Sports - 27th Inniskillings, Tianjin, Northern China - 13th May 1911. Western nations were permitted to garrison the area to ensure open access to Beijing

WW2 - Salute To the Brave
An illustrated front cover for a WW2 story book, Salute To The Brace, written by Clementine Hunter. The image a folder of documents and a pistol. Date: circa 1940s

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

John Swain & Son Advertisement
An advertisement for John Swain & Son Ltd, specialists in commercial photography, photo engraving, typesetting, electrotyping and stereotyping

White Star Line - antique brass flare pistol
White Star Line - rare antique brass SPRA flare pistol, stamped White Star Line 22368 with proof mark. Barrel 3.75 inches. with deactivation certificate, dated 5/4/00

Regatta at Ryde
A starting gun signals the beginning of a yacht race as part of a regatta at Ryde on the Isle of Wight. Date: 1931

The Breed of the Treshams by John Rutherford touring to the Theatre Royal, Manchester on 8th May 1905. Scene showing the fight in Act II, in which Reresby keeps mutineers in the Royalist army at bay

Photograph showing a Nationalist infantry unit, led by their officer (on left, with pistol), running across open ground towards a ruined house during the Spanish Civil War, 1936

Henry IV Part II
Pistol informing Sir John Falstaff of the death of King Henry IV Act V Scene III Date: 1857

An Incident in the Siege of Leith, near Edinburgh, 6 April 1560, part of the European Wars of Religion. Weapons were fired after a supposed cessation of hostilities

British Attack on Buenos Aires (Second Battle of Buenos Aires), Argentina, 4-5 July 1807, as part of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). Date: 1807

Uniform of a second mate, second maitre, French Navy, 1844. Handcoloured woodblock print by Pauquet after A. Gusman from Eugene Paninis Marine, arsenaux, navires, equipages, navigation, atterages

Regency gentleman falling over a gate while two women watch. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by John Augustus Atkinson from Illustrations of the Miseries of Human Life, William Miller, London, 1807

Relics of Prince Charles Edward, the Young Pretender. Folding spoon and case, dress sword, silver-hilted broadsword, silver goblet, travelling (folding) knife, fork and spoon, shield, sporran, dirk

Italian soldiers and helmet, late 16th century
Italian soldier in day wear with sword and dagger A, Italian soldier in battle dress with matchlock musket, wheellock pistol, sword, helm and breastplate B, and Italian helmet C

Knight, fool and girl, 16th century Germany
Knight (reiter) with wheel-lock pistol and harem pants A, jester with bladder and marotte (bauble), B, and girl in long petticoat and apron from Strasbourg C

Horsemans arms, armour and accoutrements, 17th century. Cask helmet, pouldron and vambrace, gorget, guard de reine, pistol, spanner, saddle, lance. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Napoleon Bonaparte forced to abdicate by Marshal Michel Ney who holds pistols to his head, while a Turk sharpens a scimitar outside

Spaniards in Peru
A group of Spanish soldiers and a monk meet with a group of indigenous Peruvian people. The monk holds a book, and is talking to the head of the group of Peruvians. Date: circa 1590s

J Munsch - The Duel. 18th century

David Frances Barry photo - American Indian man
American Indian man, one feather in his hair. His braids are wrapped with fur and cloth. He is wearing traditional trousers and an American army jacket and holdgin a pistol

A pistol-camera of the type used by German airmen during the First World War to provide aerial photographs of enemy lines. Date: 1916

A German observer taking aerial photographs using a pistol-camera over the side of his aircraft. Date: 1916

Pistol with Ring Date: 1880

Ancient pistols. 18th century. Colored engraving
Ancient weapons. 18th century. From top to bottom: Catalan pistol, Arab pistol, Catalan pistol and French pistol. Colored engraving of The Illustration, 1890

ROYALIST DEFENDS HERSELF
A shopkeeper of Saint-Mithier defends her royalist sympathies when her shop is invaded by Republicans, by holding a pistol over a barrel of gunpowder. Date: 1794

CONVICTS CLEAR RUBBLE
After a German raid on London, convicts are brought from the prisons to clear the rubble - at pistol point ! Date: October 1940

Otto von Guericke Demonstrating his Experiment
His pneumatic pistol, using atmospheric pressure Date: circa 1657

OXFORD V CAMBRIDGE 1892
The Finish at Mortlake : Taken at Pistol-Fire. Date: 1892

Pistol, Self-Loading, Beretta, 9 Mm M1934
Beretta 9 mm self-loading pistol, 1934 Model with 1938 modifications 1941. Date: 1941

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