Swords Collection (page 6)

Japanese nobleman in chonmage, kamishimo, kimono and hakama.. Handcolored woodcut from Auguste Wahlens Manners, Customs and Costumes of all the People of the World, Brussels, 1845

Roman soldiers with shields, swords, helmets. One in scale-armor shirt with javelin.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal

Danish warriors and King Edward the Confessor.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalarts Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Joust with swords between knights at a tournament, 15th century.. Handcolored illustration drawn and lithographed by Paul Mercuri with text by Camille Bonnard from Historical Costumes from the 12th

Swords from the 10th century.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Comb of St Hildegard
Comb of St. Hildegard.. Chromolithograph from Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Altenecks Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century, Frankfurt, 1889

Tournament joust from 1471 from a pen and ink drawing in the Stadel schen Instituts at Frankfurt.. Two knights in plate armour and elaborate helmets fighting with short swords

Japanese circa 1800, priest, women, monk and soldier.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Group photo, Warthelager training camp, Germany, WW1
Group photo, soldiers at Warthelager military training camp, Posen (Poznan), Prussia, Germany. Date: circa 1915

ILN front cover - Schleswig Holstein war, 1864
A charge by Austrian troops during the Battle of Over-Selk, part of the Schleswig-Holstein conflict between Denmark and Prussia & Austria in 1864. Date: 1864

Wall-mounted matchbox with crossed swords
A wall-mounted matchbox contained in the shape of a shield, engraved with crossed swords, crown and Flanders. Trench Art

Girding and oblation of the sword
The Sword being girdled upon KIng George V by Lord Great Chamberlain, accompanied by other Archbishops. (The girding is a symbol for the terror and punishment of evil doers and for the protection)

French and German cavalry encounter
An encounter between French and German cavalry in the narrow confines of a country lane. Date: August 1914

That Sword by B Bairnsfather
A cartoon by Bruce Bairnsfather in which the imagined and actual usages of a sword in the First World War are juxtaposed. Date: 1915

Curio store, Japan, with swords, large fans, samurai armour and other items. Date: circa 1890s

19th Regiment, India
Group photo of the (British) 19th Regiment, India. Date: circa 1890s

Gujur Sirdars with attendant, India
Three Gujur Sirdars (Sikh leaders) with attendant, India. Date: circa 1890s

Guard of the Carbonara Legion
Guard dressed in uniform holding a gun and with a sword around his shoulder Guard of the Carbonara Legion Date: 1821

Lord Great Chamberlain girding sword on the King
The Lord Great Chamberlain, the Marquess of Cholmondeley, pictured girding the sword on King Edward VII, part of the investiture stage of the Coronation of King Edward VII in 1902. Date: 1902

Charge of the mounted brigade at El-Mughar, WW1
Charge of the 6th Mounted Brigade at El-Mughar during the British advance on Jerusalem during the First World War (Palestine Campaign)

French Circus Trick
A sensational turn at a French circus : A woman is placed inside the globe, which is then pierced with swords and rolled down a spiral shoot! Date: 1930s

Celebrated Fencer Essad Vichy Bey surrounded by his friends
Celebrated Fencer Essad Vichy Bey surrounded by his intimate friends. Date: circa 1905

Colchester, Essex - High Street Date: circa 1905

Colchester, Essex - Stockwell Street ( Old Colchester ) Date: circa 1905

WW1 - Roll of Honour - space to fill in the blanks
WW1 - Roll of Honour with space to fill in the blanks. " Draw me not without reason. Sheath me not without honour." Date: circa 1916

Mahmut Sevket Pasa and chief staff
Mahmut Sevket Pasa (18561913) and chief staff - Ottoman soldier and statesman who, in 1909, suppressed a religious uprising, forced the subsequent deposition of Sultan Abdulhamid II

Buland Khan of Dagshai - Indian Fencer
Vintage British Indian postcard showing Buland Khan of Dagshai (Northern India) - The Fence and Swords Man. Dagshai is a cantonment town in the Solan district of Himachal Pradesh, India

Swords and rapiers (8th c. BC. ). Bronze Age
Swords and rapiers (8th c. BC.). Bronze Age. SPAIN. Pontevedra. Pontevedra Museum. Proc: SPAIN. GALICIA. Catoira. Torres de Oeste

BEMBO, Bonifacio (1420-1482). Tarot Card: The Queen of Swords. 1444-1477. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Painting. ITALY. Milan. Pinacotheca of Brera

A muhunt and gosaeens
A horseman with a shield slung across his back and carrying a lance surrounded by armed retainers on foot.. From: Letters written in a Mahratta camp during the year 1809. Date: 1813

Scenes related to the Soga family - three warriors, one with two swords and two with bow and arrows; retainers holding the reins of horses in the foreground. Date 16--

Kyogen play with three characters, two with swords, the third lying down or feigning sleep. Date between 1800 and 1870

Scenes related to the Soga family - two warriors with swords walking behind retainers leading two horses. Date 16--

Fackelzuc, Heidelberg, 30 January 1857, song, soldiers

Crossbow with projectile and swords with scabbards. Date 1878 Sept

Swords and scabbards, banners and standards. Date 1878 Sep

Religious play, The Miracle, Olympia, West London
A scene showing two soldiers of the Inquisition during rehearsals for the religious drama The Miracle, performed in the huge arena of the Olympia exhibition centre, West London, at Christmas 1911

Jerusalem - Palestinian men and boys - labelled here as being from Trans-Jordania Date: circa 1930s

National Costume of Montenegro
Five men wearing the National Costume of Montenegro Date: circa 1910s

Cartoon - The Officers Mess
The Officers Mess! Four young boys playing at being soldiers act in a very un-soldier-like manner, eating, drinking and generally lounging about! Date: circa 1915

Turkish troops in Persia, WW1
Turkish troops in Persia during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Workers Riots in Berlin
German workers riot in Berlin in the evening (presumably after doing a days work) hurling sticks, stones & other missiles while police charge with swords raised. Date: 25 February 1892

York Mansion House
Some of the treasures of York Mansion House : Some swords and a mace. Date: 1950s

The Scottish regalia for coronations of Scottish Monarchs
The Scottish regalia used at the coronations of Scottish Monarchs, and objects associated with the symbols of Sovereignty

Sword Sellers - Hyderabad, India Date: 1904

Englishman asserting his authority
Three Spaniards outnumbered by an Englishmen in combat. While they draw their swords, the Englishmen responds with his quarterstaff. Date: 17th Century

A Delhi, Turkish Light Infantry
A Dehli - Turkish light cavalry. A cavalry trooper wearing a tall hat with a lance in his hand, a musket slung over his back and a curved sword at his side. He is mounted on a brown horse. 1803

Romans fight the Sabines
Marginal drawings depicting combat between the Romans and the Sabines. 1543

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