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Scimitar Collection

Background imageScimitar Collection: Swords, Daggers, Maces

Swords, Daggers, Maces
Assorted weapons: epees, short swords, daggers, maces, sabre, scimitar, cudgel and axe

Background imageScimitar Collection: Death of Botsaris, 1823

Death of Botsaris, 1823
Insurrection against Turks: The death of Markos Botsaris, patriot leader. Date: 1823

Background imageScimitar Collection: SHAH ABBAS (1557-1628)

SHAH ABBAS (1557-1628)
SHAH ABBAS on horseback and wielding a sword

Background imageScimitar Collection: Muslim women bathing in a public baths

Muslim women bathing in a public baths
Muslim women and children bathing in a public baths. They fill basins at spigots, wash each others hair, nurse babies and wear high wooden sandals. Bagni Pubblici

Background imageScimitar Collection: Royal Aircraft Establishment - Supermarine Scimitar F. 1

Royal Aircraft Establishment - Supermarine Scimitar F. 1
Royal Aircraft Establishment - Supermarine Scimitar F.1 XD229 at RAE West Freugh in Scotland. The RAE carried out research for ballistics and weapon-aiming at West Freugh, (now part of Qinetic)

Background imageScimitar Collection: Two Eritrean Warriors - Eritrea, East Africa

Two Eritrean Warriors - Eritrea, East Africa
circa 1910s

Background imageScimitar Collection: Portraits of the Kings of Persia

Portraits of the Kings of Persia. Shah Tahmasp 1, Shah Abbas the Great 2, Nadir Shah 3, Mohammad Karim Khan Zand 4. Agha Mohammad Khan Qajar 5 and Fath-Ali Shah Qajar 6. Ritratti di Re de Persia

Background imageScimitar Collection: Alvis FV101 Scimitar and FV107 Scorpion light tanks

Alvis FV101 Scimitar and FV107 Scorpion light tanks at the British Army Equipment Exhibition, held at Aldershot from 23-27 June 1980. Date: 1980

Background imageScimitar Collection: Alvis Scimitar light reconnaissance tank

Alvis Scimitar light reconnaissance tank
Alvis FV107 Scimitar light reconnaissance tank. Date: 2006

Background imageScimitar Collection: 40 a Scimitar

40 a Scimitar
Supermarine Scimitar F.1. This is one of the series of Graphics Training Aids (GTA) used by the United States Army to train their personnel to recognize friendly and hostile aircraft

Background imageScimitar Collection: Man and woman of Arabia, 1818

Man and woman of Arabia, 1818. The man wears a turban, cloak, sash and harem pants, the woman wears a veil over a long dress

Background imageScimitar Collection: Dance of the whirling Dervishes

Dance of the whirling Dervishes of Mawlawi Tawagozi. Sufi Dervishes in tall hats dance in a circle to accompaniment by musicians on drums, psaltery and sistrum. Ballo dei Dervisch Mewlewi

Background imageScimitar Collection: Two chieftains of the Kutch Province, north-west India

Two chieftains of the Kutch Province, north-west India. Date: 1843

Background imageScimitar Collection: Amirs of Scinde, ethnic group from Sindh, India

Amirs of Scinde, ethnic group from Sindh, India
Amirs (commanders) of Scinde, an Indian ethnic group from Sindh (now a province of Pakistan). Date: 1843

Background imageScimitar Collection: Fath Ali Chah, second Qajar emperor or Shah

Fath Ali Chah, second Qajar emperor or Shah of Iran (1772-1832). Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Background imageScimitar Collection: Portrait of Nadir Shah of Persia, 1698-1747

Portrait of Nadir Shah of Persia, 1698-1747. Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801

Background imageScimitar Collection: Chinese infantryman or Tiger of War. Chinese

Chinese infantryman or Tiger of War. Chinese
Chinese infantry soldier or tiger of war in striped uniform with ears on his cap, holding scimitar and wicker shield. Illustration by William Alexander

Background imageScimitar Collection: Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah

Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah
Scimitar oryx or scimitar-horned oryx, Oryx dammah. Extinct in the wild. (As Antilope bezoartica). After an illustration by James Stewart

Background imageScimitar Collection: Costumes of Kyrgyz men and woman

Costumes of Kyrgyz men and woman
Costumes of Kyrgyz men with their distinctive hats, and a rear view of a woman in robes with shawl, embroidery, fringes, etc

Background imageScimitar Collection: Russian military corps: Jannisary, cadet and infantry

Russian military corps: Jannisary, cadet and infantry
Russian military: Polish Jannisary in turban 6, cadet corps under Catherine 7, guardsman under Alexander 8, grenadier 9, and officer 10

Background imageScimitar Collection: Russian military corps: Jaeger, Turk and Wallachian

Russian military corps: Jaeger, Turk and Wallachian
Russian military: Hunter or Jaeger corps in shacko with horn and axe 1, mace and axe, and colonel in pelisse coat 3, Turkish corps in turban 4, and Wallachian soldier 5

Background imageScimitar Collection: Weapons used by Mughal soldiers: scimitar

Weapons used by Mughal soldiers: scimitar
Weapons used by the Mughal soldiers: scimitar, lance, axe and musket. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageScimitar Collection: Ancient Chinese military uniforms and weapons

Ancient Chinese military uniforms and weapons including suits 5, 9, armour 6, 7, 8, tiger guard shield 37, 38, scimitar 33, scabbard 34, quiver 39, axe 36, helmet 3, 4, 6, and horn 32

Background imageScimitar Collection: Chinese soldier in complete uniform

Chinese soldier in complete uniform with scimitar, bow, quiver with arrows, helmet, robes, armour. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageScimitar Collection: Chinese and Tartar infantry

Chinese and Tartar infantry: tiger guard with striped uniform, tiger shield and scimitar, with archers and other troops. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios

Background imageScimitar Collection: Chinese mandarins in military uniform

Chinese mandarins in military uniform with scimitar and bow, arrow, quiver. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageScimitar Collection: Costume of the King of the Kongo

Costume of the King of the Kongo
Costumes of the King of the Kongo, and a noble man. They wear hats with brims, and carry scimitars. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Ancient

Background imageScimitar Collection: Napoleon Bonaparte forced to abdicate

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

Background imageScimitar Collection: Adolphe Nourrit in Tarare, 1823

Adolphe Nourrit in Tarare, 1823
French tenor Adolphe Nourrit as the soldier Tarare in the opera Tarare by Antonio Salieri, Academie Royale de Musique, 1823. Handcoloured lithograph by F

Background imageScimitar Collection: Chinese weapons or implements of war, Qing Dynasty

Chinese weapons or implements of war, Qing Dynasty. Halbert 1, scimitar 2, bows 3, 4, quiver 5, crossbow 6, crossbow darts 7, basket of crossbow balls 8, musket 9, iron crook 10, Hand of Justice 11

Background imageScimitar Collection: The First Crusade

The First Crusade
Scene during The First Crusade (1095-1099). 11th century

Background imageScimitar Collection: Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, The Bride of Abydos

Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, The Bride of Abydos
Illustration, Selim and Zuleika, in The Bride of Abydos, a poem by Lord Byron (1813). 1844

Background imageScimitar Collection: Abyssinian Warrior - ready to fight

Abyssinian Warrior - ready to fight! Date: circa 1910s

Background imageScimitar Collection: Supermarine Scimitar XD26ja at Farnborough in 1959

Supermarine Scimitar XD26ja at Farnborough in 1959
Supermarine Scimitar, XD26ja, at Farnborough in 1959. Date: 1959

Background imageScimitar Collection: A Mamluk of Cairo, Egypt

A Mamluk of Cairo, Egypt. A Mamluk was a soldier who converted to Islam and served the Muslim Arab caliphs from the 9th to the 16th centuries

Background imageScimitar Collection: Sultan Osman I (1300 - 1326)

Sultan Osman I (1300 - 1326). First of the Ottoman Dynasty

Background imageScimitar Collection: Mameluke on horseback, Bedouin Arab soldier

Mameluke on horseback, Bedouin Arab soldier
A Mameluke (Mameluk) on horseback with a Bedouin Arab soldier. 1817

Background imageScimitar Collection: Religious shrine, Arequipa, Peru, South America

Religious shrine, Arequipa, Peru, South America
Religious shrine in the city of Arequipa, southern Peru, South America. Date: circa 1920

Background imageScimitar Collection: Kabard prince, Circassian, wearing helmet

Kabard prince, Circassian, wearing helmet, chain-mail and tabard.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Background imageScimitar Collection: Prince of Imereti, Georgia, with musket and scimitar

Prince of Imereti, Georgia, with musket and scimitar.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Background imageScimitar Collection: Costumes of the Gold Coast (Ghana), Senegal

Costumes of the Gold Coast (Ghana), Senegal and Gambia, 1800s.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageScimitar Collection: Turkish cavalry, artillery man, and Turkish

Turkish cavalry, artillery man, and Turkish women and children.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Background imageScimitar Collection: Tchete - Turkish Peasant from Cilicia, Syria

Tchete - Turkish Peasant from Cilicia, Syria
A Tchete - Turkish Peasant brigand from Cilicia photographed in Syria (very close by) Date: circa 1910s

Background imageScimitar Collection: Supermarine Scimitar, XD212

Supermarine Scimitar, XD212

Background imageScimitar Collection: Supermarine 544 N113, WT859

Supermarine 544 N113, WT859, which became the Scimitar

Background imageScimitar Collection: An 803 Squadron Supermarine Scimitar during sea trials

An 803 Squadron Supermarine Scimitar during sea trials aboard HMS Ark Royal

Background imageScimitar Collection: Supermarine 544 N113, WT854

Supermarine 544 N113, WT854, which became the Scimitar

Background imageScimitar Collection: Supermarine 544 N113 WT854 which became the Scimitar

Supermarine 544 N113 WT854 which became the Scimitar
Supermarine 544 N113, WT854, which became the Scimitar



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