Rifle Collection (page 11)

German recruitment poster designed by Lucian Zabel: Pioniere heraus! A German soldier carries a shovel, pickaxe and rifle, prepared for every eventuality

Exhausted soldier and horse, Turkey
A tired soldier takes break and sits on a low wall beside his trusty steed - World War One era

Boys at Bisley, Surrey
A group of boys at Bisley in Surrey, a rifle shooting venue for many years. The boys may be from the Bisley boys school, an orphanage run by The Shaftesbury Homes

Japanese Vice-Admiral Togo and Signal men. Heihachiro, Marquis Togo (1838 - 1934) - Japanese naval commander whose defeat of the Russian fleet at Tsushima (in May 1905 - interestingly)

The traditional costume of an Albanian from Shkoder
The wonderful traditional costume of an Albanian from Shkoder, which includes an embroidered waistcoat, pistol, bullet belt, rifle, white fez hat and upturned waxed moustache

French patriotism
An innocent looking little boy in French soldiers uniform poses with a rifle and a bull dog

Djibouti Warrior, East Africa, carrying a rather fearsome knife, rifle and dagger

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

US Cavalry Trooper, Arizona, 1887
Portrait of a typical US trooper on horseback with his pack and rifle. This image was made during the last war between the Apache native American Indians

Cross-Section / Air Rifle
Air-gun - section through the rifle showing the method of loading

World War One Training
British soldiers on rifle practice. They are all wearing puttees (cloth wound round the lower part of the legs to support the ankles and to keep dirt out of their boots)

Matchlocks and other firearms
Various firearms -- an English Matchlock, a 1615 Spanish Matchlock, a Spanish Wheel Lock Rifle, a Tuscan Double Wheel Lock, plus bandoliers and spanner

Aka Khel, Pashtun Afghan tribe, NW Frontier
Men of Aka Khel, a Pashtun Afghan tribe on the North West Frontier. Date: circa 1890s

Picnickers, Sancti Spiritu, Argentina, South America
Picnickers at Los Robles (The Oak Trees) Ranch, Sancti Spiritu, Santa Fe province, Argentina, South America. Some of them are from the Chisholm family: James, Peter, Robert and Sandy. Date: 1909

Group photo, B Squadron, Hampshire Carabiniers, WW1
Group photo, B Squadron, Hampshire Carabiniers, during the First World War. Date: circa 1916

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

When the War is Over, Maggie (1) WW1
When the War is Over, Maggie -- a British soldier on the Western Front writes a letter home to his love. (1 of 3) Date: 1914-1918

A British sentry in Flanders, WW1. 1914-1918

William Frank Carver, American sharpshooter
William Frank Carver (1851-1927), American sharpshooter. late 19th century

Victorian Scrap - Navy Landing Practice. late 19th century

La France Maritime - Quartermaster (in full dress uniform). 19th century

Prussian military, on foot and horseback. 19th century

Unexploded German bomb on display, Italy, WW1
Unexploded German bomb on display, Italy, First World War, with an Italian soldier standing alongside. Date: 1914-1918

War Budget cover - 1916
Front cover of The War Budget showing a British soldier, bayonet fixed, looking determinedly into the future as a New Year - 1916 - dawns. Date: 1915

Gamekeeper and dog standing near five-bar gate
A gamekeeper and his dog, standing near a five-bar gate. Date: circa 1970s

County of London Rifle Shooting Championship - The Competitors and Results. Date: circa 1930

Man posing with rifle, wearing civilian clothes and a Company A, 8th Infantry Regiment badge on his hat. circa 1910

Jews Hospital and Orphan Asylum, West Norwood
Members of the Lads Brigade perform a rifle drill at West Norwood Jews Hospital and Orphan Asylum. Date: circa 1902

Government House, Freetown, Sierra Leone, West Africa, with native soldier on guard. Date: circa 1912

Old Bill and Co
As Old Bill looks ready to fend off a German invasion, an officious old woman asks, " Shouldn t a great, grown, hulking man like you be doing something towards the defence of his country

A monkey perches on a film-makers camera
A monkey in the jungle of northern Thailand steals focus by climbing on top of this film-makers camera. 1927

Trench knife made from a barbed wire stanchion 1916
New Land Pattern. 75 in Light Infantry musket, 1810 (c). Utilising the same lock and general characteristics of the Infantry Musket this weapon has a shorter, 39 in barrel

2nd Bn The Rifle Brigade, blood transfusion donors, 1941. Unframed pen and ink and grey wash by Eric Dawson, 1941 (c). Eric Dawson served in North Africa, Syria, Palestine and the Lebanon

Man of 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade
Photograph, 28th Dec 1944: a man of 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade leaving dug-out in village of Niewstadt. Associated with World War Two, North West Europe (1944-1945). Date: 1944

Advert for Kenneth Durward outdoor wear 1915
Kenneth Durward, sporting and speciality tailor. Variety of outdoor clothing for men. 1915

Japanese Infantryman, 1945 (c). Watercolour, artist unknown, 1945 (c). In uniform, carrying an Arisaka Type 38 rifle. Inscribed as title with additional paragraph of text about the uniform

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

Mk III. 45 in live Martini-Henry rifle small arm ball cartri
Two Mk III. 45 in live Martini-Henry rifle small arm ball cartridges, 1875 (c). Date: circa 1860

Tatler cover - Prince of Wales leaves for Africa
Front cover of The Tatler reporting on the departure of the Prince of Wales (later King Edward VIII, then Duke of Windsor) on his tour of Africa in 1930. 1930

Victorian scrap - Robinson Crusoe. late 19th century

Misfitz - Robinson Crusoe. early 20th century

Theatre Characters - Dancers. 19th century

Camels with Omani people in Oman
Oman. Camels with Omani people. Man wearing traditional clothes with bare foot holding rifle. Date: 1976

Camels in Oman
Oman. Camels in the dessert. Man wearing traditional clothes. Man holding rifle wearing flip flop. Date: 1976

British Caribbean man with riffle in Oman
Oman. British Caribbean man with rifle. White man standing wearing head scarf. Man in uniform. Date: 1976

Omani elders stand with heads bowed in Oman
Salalah Sultanate of Oman. Groups of men standing with heads bowed on the beach. Young boys wearing traditional clothes and hats. Man holding rifle. Date: 1977

Omani man in uniform in Oman
Salalah Sultanate of Oman. Omani man in uniform holding rifle. People standing on the beach. Cameraman recording. People standing next to cameraman. Date: 1977

People standing and sitting on the beach in Oman
Salalah Sultanate of Oman. People sitting by the beach. Man in uniform holding a rifle. Man sitting on the rock near left of picture wearing orange head wrap and holding a stick. Date: 1977

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