Weapon Collection

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I shot Albatross
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, With my crossbow I shot the Albatross

Rorkes Drift
The Defence of Rorkes Drift during the Zulu War, 22nd January 1879

The apprentice boys of Derry shutting the gates
Some of the thirteen apprentice boys of Derry (also known as Londonderry) who shut the gates of the Protestant Irish city against a Jacobite (Catholic) army who then laid siege in 1688-89

Bronze Age
Illustration of objects from a Bronze Age

Africa, Zulu shield

Artwork of a Colt 45 hand-gun

Publicity Still Of Annie Oakley
Publicity still of American sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860 - 1926) as she loads a shotgun near a table display of adorned with various marksmanship medals, late 1800s

Battle Of Thermopylae
Persian archers kill the last of the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae, August 480 BC

War In Vietnam
Marines of G Company, 4th Marines are pictured climbing a hill in preparation for attack against the North Vietnamese. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Jump To The Salute
2nd June 1959: Two London office workers clasp their hands over their ears

Coat of Arms of Austria, 1898. Showing a doble headed imperial eagle hold a sword and orb

Robert the Bruce at the altar of enemy

Illustration Of Black Union Regiment, Civil War, 1860s
Recruitment illustration of a Black Union regiment of soldiers and their White commanding officer, labeled Come and join us, brothers, 1860s. (Kean Collection/Getty Images)

Illustration, Aztec apprentice warrior clad in loincloth carrying a spear-thrower (Atlatl) and oak darts with a stone point

Mesolithic man, gathering around fire in family groups and building dwellings

Medieval Arms And Armor
Engraving shows two examples of medieval armor, on the left is a specimen from the late 13th and early 14th Century as depicted on the arms of Hugh of Chatillon which includes a broigne

Rooftop Rifle Range
18th June 1940: London workers at lunchtime target practice on the roof of their office building. (Photo by Gerry Cranham/Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Three Samurai
Three samurai warriors in armour, circa 1880. (Photo by Kusakabe Kimbei/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Front Line Copter
5th January 1969: A soldier in the U.S

September - Cockney Sportsmen
A group of Cockney sportsmen, out in the wilds of east London, causing chaos as they try to shoot birds

Ancient Egypt warrior army
Illustration of a Ancient Egypt warrior army

King Gambrinus, the King of Beer
Antique illustration of a King Gambrinus, the King of Beer

Big Gun
circa 1885: The breech block of a large gun being gauged and fitted at Woolwich Arsenal. (Photo by General Photographic Agency/Getty Images)

View from Upper Baracca Garden with Saluting Battery towards Grand Harbor and Three Cities
Fort St Angelo and Vittoriosa from Barracca Gardens and canon of the Saluting Battery

Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork S
UNITED STATES - Circa 1960s: Retro Large Multi Tool Folding Pocket Knife Fork Spoon Scissors Saw Can Opener Corkscrew Screwdriver Awl. (Photo by H. Armstrong Roberts/Retrofile/Getty Images)

Japan Surrenders
2nd September 1945: An American air display in the sky over the USS Missouri on VJ Day. (Photo by Three Lions/Getty Images)

Death of a Knight
Vintage engraving by Dore from 1879 showing the gruesome death of a knight

David and Goliath
" Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a sdcene from the Old Testament by Gustave Dore showing David and Goliath

Damsel in distress
Vintage engraving by Dore from 1879 showing a knight riding a Griffin saving a damsel from a sea monster

The Nore Forts
29th September 1945: Three of the seven linked forts in the Thames Estuary which guard British shipping lanes against mines and mine laying aeroplanes

Illustration, bow and arrow in fully-drawn position

Buffalo Bill Cody with Group of Native Americans
(Original Caption) Buffalo Bill with a group of his Indian friends. Photograph, 1870

Troops Stand Armed And Ready
(Original Caption) Balkan War: Bachi-Beseuks. Irregular troops mustered and armed by Turkey to oppose Macedo-Bulgarian and Serbo-Grecian bands. Undated photograph

Political Cartoon Of Open Door In China
(Original Caption) Political cartoon on open door policy in China

Tokyo House of Representatives
Undated photo of military guards holding bayonets at the entrance of the House of Representatives, a reminder that Tokyo is still under martial law

Russian Christmas Card W/Santa, Weapons
(Original Caption) "Merry Christmas", Saint Nicholas in Russian garb with a polar bear skin, hunting gear and decorative weapons hanging in the background

Terence Stamp And Monica Vitti
(Original Caption) Terence Stamp and Monica Vitti in a scene from the movie: "Modesty Blaise." March 1966. Movie still

James Cagney And Humphrey Bogart
(Original Caption) James Cagney and Humphrey Bogart in "The Roaring Twenties." Undated movie still. Photograph

Ballista That Threw Two Stones
(Original Caption) Ballista: A spring seige engine with a sling attached that threw two stones at the same time. From the Codex Atlanticus. Leonardo Da Vinci. Undated

Engraving of Queen Boadicea Addressing Her Troops
(Original Caption) "Boadicea Haranguing the Britons." Boadicea (d.60 AD), British Queen of the Iceni

Machines For War; Engraving
(Original Caption) Machines for war, including catapult. 15th century French engraving

Largest Gun in the U.S. Sent to Panama Canal for Coast Defense
Here is the largest gun in the United States. The photo was made at the Watertown, N.Y. arsenal, where the gun was sent to have a carriage made for it

Ship Unloading American Weapons
(Original Caption) 3/29/1927-Corinto, Nicaragua-The transport Henderson disgorges its load of devil dogs, trucks and guns

Police Officer Slapping Man in Face
(Original Caption) He Who Gets Slapped

Mohammadans March, Led By Man On Horse
(Original Caption) 9/26/1935- The Mohammadans, who have joined with their Christian fellow countrymen in the defense of their land against Italian invasion

Harold Ickes Inspects Indian Weapon
(Original Caption) 10/28/35-Washington, DC: Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes inspects a wicked looking weapon held by Chief Carlo of the Flathead Indian Reservation in Montana

Spanish Woman In Actual Combat
(Original Caption) 8/8/36-Valencia, Spain: This is one of the first pictures received showing a Spanish woman in actual combat with rebels

Nationalist Fighters Ready To Assault
(Original Caption) Spanish Civil War: Nationalist fighters under the leadership of General Varela, getting ready for an assault on Madrid. Photograph, 1936

Cavalry Of General Franco's Army
Franco's cavalry approaches Madrid, lead by two armored cars. Spain, November 1936. | Location: near Madrid, Spain

Helper In A Cartridge Case Shop
(Original Caption) 2/17/38: Frank Vitt, helper in a cartride case shop

Invading Japanese Troops On The Run
(Original Caption) 4/18/39-Nanchang, China: A splendid action picture just received in the United States

British Troops Guarding Major Pipeline in Iraq 1941

U.S. Troops Stationed In Army Bases
(Original Caption) 8/42: U.S. troops stationed in the deep jungles of one of the U.S. Army bases in the Caribbean area

Factory Workers Watch Tanks Coming off the Assembly Line
(Original Caption) 7/30/1942-Hammond, Indiana- Workmen of the Hammond, IN

Chemists Wear Gas Masks While Purifying Mustard Gas
(Original Caption) 10/4/1942- It takes from 12 to 14 hours to make a batch of Mustard Gas

Man Cooking Mustard Gas
Father Hickey cooks up a batch of mustard gas for air raid wardens so they can identify the smell

Japanese Woman Munition Worker
(Original Caption) 10/29/42: Jap munition worker (woman) filling shells at Japenese arsenal. (Original Caption)

Servicemen in Zoot Suit Riots
(Original Caption) 6/11/1943-Watts, California- Armed with clubs, pipes and bottles

Helmeted Soldiers Patrol Scene Of Riot
Soldiers patrol Hastings Street, the center of Detroit's African American district. The U.S. army restored order to Detroit after the nation's worst race riots in 25 years

Woman In Cowgirl Outfit To Entertain
(Original Caption) 10/23/43-Cypress Gardens

Private Paul Zimmer Walks Past Sign
(Original Caption) 02/21/1944-Naples, Italy: PFC. Paul Zimmer, of Oakland, Cal. walks past one of the many signs that warn of the new enemy being fought by the U.S. Army in Naples

Eyes On A Rooftop At An Enemy Sniper
(Original Caption) 8/29/44-Paris, France: Eyes on a rooftop where an enemy sniper has been spotted

Men, Guns, Vehicles Crossing A Bridge
(Original Caption) 4/2/45-Germany: Men, guns and vehicles are crossing a bridge thrown across the Rhine by U.S. Engineers in six and one-half hours

Small Boy Sits On Aircraft Carrier Deck
(Original Caption) 5/26/1948-New York, NY: Thomas Heilienk, 4, sits on the flight deck of the Aircraft Carrier Valley Forge, gazes at the war planes and exclaimes: "Gee

Soldier Guarding Weapons
Weapons, including AK-47 rifles, captured by US troops during the Grenada Invasion are guarded by PFC Francine Benedict at Andrews Air Force Base in Washington D.C

Woman in a Duel, Holding Foil Against Foil
(Original Caption) An attractive study of Michelle Marconi and the exponent of grace and charm from worldly affairs for adaption to the ballet. She is dueling, holding foil against foil

Vietnamese Strikers Searching Suspect
A Vietcong suspect being searched by Vietnamese strikers, turns his head to watch as his village burns

American Troops On Review During Wwi
(Original Caption) World War I: American troops on review. Undated photograph

Delivering Captured Arms at Police Headquarters Newspaper Illustration

A Mysterious Crime Illustration from Engraving

Aborigines Using Primitive Weapons
(Original Caption) Weapons: Primitive weapons as used by Australian Aborigines. Illustration by R. Caton Woodville

Engraving of Archimedes Burning Mirror by Athanasius Kircher
An illustration showing sun rays and a mirror used to set fire to Roman ships at Syracuse. Kircher explored and illustrated the burning mirror purportedly developed by Archimedes in 214 B.C

3Th Century Japanese Soldiers
(Original Caption) Illustration entitled "THE ANCIENT RULERS OF JAPAN, " showing Japanese officer and soldiers during the civil wars of the thirteenth century. Late 19th century engraving

Illustration of Medieval Catapult
(Original Caption) Catapult used in medieval siege craft for throwing darts and stones. Undated woodcut

Southern Man Killing Black Child
(Original Caption) Southern Chivalry: Man who has just killed an innocent black child: "Ef I hadn't-er killed you, you would hev growed up." Undated woodcut by Ab Frost. BPA2# 2600

3 Knights Standing In Different Armor
(Original Caption) Three knights standing and displaying different styles of military armor and weapons. Ca. mid-15th century. Undated color illustration

Woman With Axe Fights Bear; Woodcut
(Original Caption) Frontier woman in a lonely district gets after a giant grizzly bear with an axe. Undated woodcut. BPA2# 3728

Woodcut; Weapon-Smith At Work
(Original Caption) A weapon-smith at work in the 15th century. Undated woodcut

Troops Of Moscow Garrison Parade
(Original Caption) 1950-Moscow, Russia: Troops of the Moscow Garrison parade through Red Square during May Day display of Russia's armed might

Wounded Soldier in Jeep
A wounded American soldier is evacuated in a jeep to a rear-base hospital

Paratrooper Preparing to Board Plane
Corporal Joseph Reyin, carrying plenty of gear, prepares to board a plane for a drop behind enemy lines

Scene from the Austrian Film April 2000
(Original Caption) 11/7/1952- In the as-yet unnamed Austrian satirical movie dealing with political life in the year 2, 000

Children Playing as Cowboys with Weapons
(Original Caption) 3/29/1953-Hartford, CT: "Badman" Billy Johnson, 5, and his sister Susan, 2, Guard their arsenal of toy weapons in the Johnson's new home at West Hartford

Detective Holding Hammer And Knife
(Original Caption) 3/31/1954-Murder weapons in the Gresh case. Detective is holding hammer and kitchen knife, the Gresh murder weapons

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