Weapons Collection (page 43)

Mistaken for a Bird
This hunter saw a movement in the branches of a tree, and fired at what he assumed was a bird. Sadly, he was mistaken

Pistol Shooting - 3
This duellist is holding his pistol a fraction too high, and his arm should be less stretched

Pistol Shooting - 2
The correct position for a gentleman particpating in a pistol duel : he holds his weapon level with his line of sight

Rioters Raid Arsenal
Democrats in Berlin raid the arsenal and seize weapons

Moonlighters Weapons
Police examine weapons left behind by Irish moonlighters (terrorists who work by night) after an attack on the police at Castle sland, county Kerry

Packing House: Packing the Dynamite Cartridges into Boxes
Manufacture of Dynamite at Nobel works, Ardeer, Scotland: putting Dynamite cartridges into boxes

Adams Patent Revolver

Shells Abandoned / Cambrai
A British soldier inspects a large haul of shells abandoned by the Germans near Cambrai during the offensive of 1917. Roofless houses provide a poignant backdrop

Crossbow (France, C15)
French scene showing the testing of crossbows at a shooting range

Cannon / 16Thc Spanish
Bronze breech-loading cannon of the Spanish Conquistadores

Siege of Tyre
The siege of Tyre (supposedly in Biblical times, but depicting 10th century troops and weapons)

Weapons / Grenades
A French grenadier in the act of throwing a lighted grenade

Crimea / Russian Mines
British ships Merlin and Firefly struck by Russian infernal machines (mines)

Maxim Gun - Royal Navy
THE MAXIM GUN used by Petty Officers of the Royal Navys HMS Excellent

Armstrong Big Will Gun
Sir William Armstrongs 600- pounder shunt-gun Big Will tested at Shoeburyness against the Warrior floating target in the Thames

Rifle Volley 1890
Demonstration of the aftermath of a volley of shots from rifles using smokeless powder. 2 of 2

BOOMERANG An Australian native demonstrates his skill

Norman Conquest 9 of 16
Weapons and wine are put on the ships, the soldiers embark and the invasion fleet crosses the Channel, landing at Pevensey

Weapons / Primitive
BOOMERANG used by an Australian aborigine

Musket & Arquebus 1608
Musket and arquebus, Holland

Pistols Breech-Loading
Breech-loading wheel-lock pistol, with an ivory stock - it was used in the time of Henry VIII

Various Rifles
Various rifles, showing details of loading mechanisms

Julius Caesars first attempt to invade Britain

Sightseers on board the Hecla in the Crimea
Sightseers on board the Hecla after the attack on Russian defences near Eknas, Finland, during the Crimean War

Matchlocks, gun and pistol
Various firearms -- a Matchlock Crossbow (from Bosworth), a Mameluke gun, a Persian matchlock and a Highland pistol

Siege in action, with siege weapons
A diagrammatic representation of a siege in action, showing a siege tower and fortifications, including an underground tunnel

Royalists attack Jacobites at Glen Shiel, Scotland
Scottish Jacobites are attacked by Royalists at the Battle of Glenshiel (Glen Shiel), in the western highlands of Scotland. The Royalists won

Bronze Age hunters with a lion
Lion hunters of the European Bronze Age, based on a metalwork figure at Mycenae, Greece

Futuristic seabed fishing -- the fishermen are all wearing diving helmets and oxygen packs, and are firing harpoons at the fish

Futuristic armoured cars in action
Two futuristic armoured cars in action

Futuristic aeroplane dropping bombs
A futuristic scene showing an aeroplane dropping bombs on the ground below

Mixing Dynamite into Cartridges
Manufacture of Dynamite at Nobel works, Ardeer, Scotland: putting Dynamite into cartridges

Drug free school zone sign
Drug free and gun free zone sign outside a school in San Antonio, Texas

Croziers automatic battery

Chinese Emperor Wu Wang entertaining with gunpowder
The Chinese Emperor Wu Wang (Zhou Dynasty) uses gunpowder to make loud noises to entertain his guests

Cannon balls stored, Dalhousie barracks, Calcutta
Cannon balls stored at Dalhousie barracks in Calcutta, India

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