Armament Collection (page 8)

Heston Type 1 Phoenix G-AESV, owned by Standard Telephonics at Brooklands. G-AESV was impressed into the Royal Air Force as X2891for No.24 Squadron; Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment at

Ancient pistols. 18th century. Colored engraving
Ancient weapons. 18th century. From top to bottom: Catalan pistol, Arab pistol, Catalan pistol and French pistol. Colored engraving of The Illustration, 1890

Shotgun with outside spring. Antonio Larranaga en Eibar (19th c.). SPAIN. Vitoria. Museum of the Armeria (armoury)

North American Harvard II KF183 of the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment ca 1975 Date: circa 1975

Buccaneer at Greenham Common
Hawker Siddeley Buccaneer S.2B XV337 from the Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment (Boscombe Down) - International Air Tattoo 1977, Greenham Common on 25 June 1977 Date: 1977

North American P-51B Mustang 3
Cockpit Showing the Us Mk 21 Gyro-Gunight Fitted in a Royal Airforce RAF North American P-51B Mustang 3 Date: 1945

Cannon battery at Historic Fort Sumter National Monument, Charleston, South Carolina

Crimean War (1853-1856). Siege of Sevastopol, 1854-1855, by Franz Alekseyevich Roubaud (1856-1928). The city, on the Black Sea, was besieged for 11 months. Detail

Heinkel He 177 -a close up of the heavy tail armament of four 13mm guns tested in Spring 1943

Focke Wulf FW 190A-8 R1 -this (on the ground) support variant carries a very heavy armament for strafing

CURRIER and IVES. Capturing the whale. Litography

Carolingian Empire (s. VIII). Duel Scene between two knights. Carolingian art. Miniature Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Biblioteca nazionale marciana (St. Marks Library)

An AH-64 Apache helicopter returns from a mission over Northern Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom

The decommissioned U. S. Navy Battleship, USS Wisconsin, berthed to the pier
Starboard bow view of the decommissioned US Navy (USN Battleship, USS Wisconsin (BB-64), berthed to the pier, on exhibit at the Hampton Roads Naval Museum, Norfolk Virginia

A tank crewman braces himself after firing a 120mm round from a M1A1 Abrams battle tank
Djibouti, March 30, 2010 - A tank crewman braces himself after firing a 120mm round from a M1A1 Abrams battle tank during a live-fire range in Djibouti

A 105mm light gun being towed by a Pinzgauer all-terrain vehicle

Rifle, musket, carbine and gun. Tower brand
" Rifle, musket, carbine and gun. " Tower" brand. SPAIN. Vitoria. Museum of the Armeric (armoury)."

Soldier of the Yusufzai Tribe, Afghanistan
A soldier of the Yusufzai (also Youssofzay, Yousafzai, Esapzey, Yousufi, Eusofzye or Yusufi), one of the largest Pashtun tribes

Albert Thomas / Stamp
ALBERT THOMAS (1878 - 1932) First Minister of Armament for the French Third Republic during World War I

KPD POSTER / EARLY 1920 S
German Communist party (KPD) poster opposing German re-armament

Jean-Jacques Keller Gunfounder Cannon Artillery
Jean-Jacques Keller, 1635 -1700. Swiss gunfounder who along with his brother Jean-Balthazar was in the service of France. After a print by Gerard Edelinck

The name-ship of her class, HMS Royal Sovereign. The armament in these ships was placed as in the original Queen Elizabeth, only the secondary battery was further aft

Battle scene from the epic poem The Shahnameh written by Persian poet Abu ?l-Qasim Firdowsi Tusi (c)
Battle scene from the epic poem The Shahnameh written by Persian poet Abu ?l-Qasim Firdowsi Tusi (c. 940-1020), aka Ferdowsi

Sempill British Aviation Mission to Japan
B Hangars - Armament Butts and Pyrotechnic Stores in background. William Francis Forbes-Sempill, 19th Lord Sempill AFC, AFRAeS (1893-1965)

Examples Of Cannons. From Left To Right, A German Nachtigall Cannon Cast In Brunswick, Germany, A Russian Cannon Probably From Narva

Mortar Built Circa 1862 In The United States, Firing 13 Inch Diameter Balls And Weighing 17, 000 Pounds. From El Museo Universal, Published Madrid 1862

Revolving Cannon Patented By J. A. De Brame In 1861. From El Museo Universal, Published Madrid 1862
Revolving Cannon Patented By J.A. De Brame In 1861. From El Museo Universal, Published Madrid 1862

A Krupp Factory In Germany Producing Shells During The First World War. From La Esfera, 1914

Cannon on the wall. Dubrovnik. Croatia

Pistol of flint stone. 18th century. Spain
Pistol of flint stone. 18th century. Made in Ripoll (Girona province). Ethnographic Museum. Ripoll. Spain

Crossbow hunting of Emperor Maximilian I. 16th century
Crossbow hunting of Emperor Maximilian I. Innsbruck. 16th century. Iron, steel, wood and bone. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

Catapult used by Roman army during its military campaigns. Colored engraving. 19th century

Hundred Years War. Siege of Reims by King Edward III of England from December 1359 to January 1360. Engraving after the 15th century Chronicles (Chroniques) by Jean Froissart. Engraving

VALTURIO, Roberto (1405-1475). De re militari. 1446 - 1455. Military engineering treaty. Project of chariot of war. 1470 edition. Watercolour. ITALY. VENETO. Padua. Capitular Library

RICHARD I of England, called the Lion-Heart (1157-1199). King of England (1189-1199). Richard the Lionheart, John of Gaunt, Edward III, Joan Plantagenet and Philippa of Hainault. Engraving

Isabella I the Catholic (1451-1504). Queen of Castilla y Leon (1474-1504). Reproduction of the sword of the queen Isabella. Middle Age. SPAIN. CASTILE-LA MANCHA. Toledo. Army Museum

Main entrance gates, Woolwich Arsenal, SE London
View of the main entrance gates of Woolwich Arsenal in south east London, with a large crowd of people. Date: circa 1905

Suggested design for warship by G. H. Davis
The capital ship of tomorrow? A suggested design for a combined battleship-cum-aircraft-carrier. It would weigh 45, 000 tons, with the latest primary and secondary armament

U. S. Army Soldier loads a 105mm artillery round into a M119 Howitzer
East Baghdad, Iraq - U.S. Army Soldier of the Archangels from 4th Battalion, 320th Field Artillery, 506th Regimental Combat Team, 101st Airborne Division

A Russian SPS-141 jamming pod mounted on a Sukhoi Su-17
Close-up of a Russian SPS-141 jamming pod for electronic countermeasures, mounted on a Sukhoi Su-17 aircraft, Manching Air Base, Germany

An F-16 Fighting Falcon releases two GBU-12 laser guided bombs
A 56th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, releases two GBU-12 laser guided bombs during a training mission

Sailors navigate the waters in a riverine command boat
July 12, 2011 - Sailors assigned to Riverine Squadron 2 participate in pre-deployment exercises in a riverine command boat near Norfolk, Virginia

A pilot in the cockpit of an F-16 Fighting Falcon
November 29, 2007, Kunsan Air Base, South Korea - An F-16 Fighting Falcon turns while flying over a training range in South Korea during a close-air-support training mission

An F-16I Sufa of the Israeli Air Force taxiing on the runway at Ramon Air Force Base, Israel. The aircraft is armed with GBU-10 bombs, Rafael Python missiles and AIM-120 missiles

A Mil Mi-17 helicopter of the Czech Air Force in flight over Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic

An M88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicle
August 17, 2006 - An M88A2 Hercules Recovery Vehicle rumbles aboard a Landing Craft Air-Cushioned from Assault Craft Unit-4 during an onload of vehicles, troops and equipment at Onslow Beach

A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface missile is launched from the aircraft carrier USS George H
June 24, 2010 - A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface missile is launched from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) while underway in the Pacific Ocean. George H.W

Gun pod on a Slovakian Mi-17 helicopter during NATO Exercise Ramstein Rover, Namest, Czech Republic

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"Armament: Unleashing the Power of War Throughout History" The Napoleonic Wars witnessed the might as Cuirassiers, the French Army's heavy cavalry, charged fearlessly into battle. Bristol 156 Beaufighter, flown by Coastal Command with deadly armament, guarded the skies over Malta's historic city Valletta during World War II. An A10 Thunderbolt II, armed to the teeth, taxis down Bagram Air Field ready to unleash its devastating firepower in defense of freedom. G. H. Davis immortalizes Nelson's flagship HMS Victory with its impressive array of cannons and armament that secured British naval dominance. In England's countryside, a fine side-by-side 12 bore shotgun crafted meticulously showcases both artistry and lethal armament for hunting enthusiasts. Witnessing Henry VIII's horse armor in his grand horse armoury highlights the opulence and protection provided by such exquisite medieval armament. The F-14A Tomcat soars through the sky with missile armament at hand - a symbol of American military prowess during tense Cold War times. Europe holds hidden gems like Gjirokastra Castle or Fortress from the 13th century in Albania; an imposing structure fortified with formidable armament. As an officer in the 1st Royal Regiment of Dragoons stands tall, their uniformed appearance conceals their readiness to wield powerful weapons and advanced armaments on command. Weapons and wine intertwine as ships refuel for conquests; a reminder that throughout history, both war machines and sustenance have fueled empires' ambitions. American tanks roll forward equipped with state-of-the-art technology and heavily armored exteriors.