Rapier Collection

Bristol Bulldog TM K3183 with Napier Rapier I engine
Bristol Bulldog TM, K3183, fitted with a Napier Rapier I engine, suspended in the 24ft wind tunnel at the RAE Farnborough

The 1970 London Motor Show at Earls Court, London
Two models pose on the bonnet of a Sunbeam Rapier motor car at The 1970 London Motor Show at The Earls Court Exhibition Centre 14th Oct 1970. Date: 1970

Farnborough wind tunnel with Bristol Bulldog
The Royal aircraft establishment wind tunnel at Farnborough, with Bristol Type 124 Bulldog TM K3183 mounted on the balance

Steve Donoghue wins fancy dress competition at St. Moritz
Champion celebrity jockey Steve Donoghue dressed as a sailor, his winning costume at a fancy dress competition at the smart ski resort of St. Moritz

British Aerospace Tracked Rapier at the British Army Equipment Exhibition, held at Aldershot from 23-27 June 1980. Date: 1980

Rapier at San Carlos, Falkland Islands, 1982
Colour transparency showing a Rapier at San Carlos, Falkland Islands, 1982. From a collection of 366 slides collected by Lt Col David Dunn, Press Officer with 5th Infantry Brigade

Sketches at the Royal Tournament
Leaves from an artists sketch book - impressions of some of the figures and incidents at the Royal tournament by Fortunino Matania

Westland Wessex HC2, XV723, air lifting a Rapier launche?
Westland Wessex HC2, XV723, air lifting a Rapier launcher, April 1971

A Sunbeam Rapier Convertible advertised in a Humber, Hillman and Sunbeam Rootes Motors Limited brochure. 1960

A Sunbeam Rapier Saloon advertised in a Humber, Hillman and Sunbeam Rootes Motors Limited brochure 1960

Costume / Aristos C. 1730
French aristocrats of the court of Louis XV wear Jack boots with bucket tops & spurs, armour & swords, a sash, tricorne hats & gauntlets Date: circa 1730

Hilts from three 17th century rapiers.. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr

Airspeed AS5 Courier, G-ACNZ, fitted with a Napier Rapie?
Airspeed AS5 Courier, G-ACNZ, fitted with a Napier Rapier engine for test and demonstration work

Rapier Tourer
Rapier four-seater sports tourer derived from a Lagonda model. Date: 1936

London / Pickering Place
Pickering Place, St. Jamess Street, London, one of Londons smallest squares, with a bust of Palmerston. A spot where once the gallants used to settle disputes. Date: 1930s

Napier Rapier, a 16 cylinder H configured engine, 350hp Date: 1930

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