Bayonet Collection (page 2)

Tommies kicking a football on the way to the German Trenches

WW1 recruitment poster with silhouette
World War One recruitment poster with silhouette -- Loyal Talk Won t Beat Kaiser, Krupp, Kultur, Trained Men Will! Enlist Now! Showing a determined soldier with a bayoneted rifle. 1914-1918

Tommy Guardsman in full war-paint 1914
A Guardsman ready to take his place in the firing - line. The field service kit of the British infantryman in detail, with diagram. Date: 1914

Cheeky American Military postcard
A GI uses his position to his advantage, stopping and searching a pretty young girl who he accuses of being a spy! I think he has just spied something else however... Date: 1941

EVRV2D-00088
British army takes the field in a reenactment of the surrender at Yorktown Battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph of a National Park Service event on the actual field of surrender at Yorktown

British and Indian soldiers - WWI allies (2 / 3)
Comrades at Arms British and Indian troops fighting together during WWI

Troupes anglaises: le bagage de campagne, 1815 (hand-coloured etching)
3664699 Troupes anglaises: le bagage de campagne, 1815 (hand-coloured etching) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Scotland and France, Old Allies (colour litho)
3096270 Scotland and France, Old Allies (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scotland and France, Old Allies)

Expert grinder at Wilkinson Sword Works, WW1
Expert grinder at Wilkinson Sword Works, working on a new bayonet during the First World War. 1914-1918

The Siege of Silistria, (1854), 1890. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Silistria, 1854, (1890). The Siege of Silistra took place during the Crimean War when Russian forces besieged the Ottoman fortress of Silistra

Juan Martin Diez El Empecinado (the Undaunted) defeats a column of French soldiers in the Battle of Retortillo, Spanish War of Independence 1808-1813

There Was A Hand-To-Hand Struggle, 1902. Artist: WR Wollen
There Was A Hand-To-Hand Struggle, 1902. In the aftermath of their victory at the Battle of Isandlwana, the Zulus mounted an attack on the British border post at Rorkes Drift

Defeat of Colonel Gore, by the Insurgents at St Denis, 22 November 1837, (1877). British military leader Charles Gore is killed by French patriotes in Quebec

Types of soldiers from the first half of the 19th century, 1900. Artist: Richard Knotel
Types of soldiers from the first half of the 19th century, 1900. Illustrations of uniforms from various different countries during the Napoleonic Wars

Old Bill and Co. August 1940
" Hey! Mind what yer doin ! Thats the second time you ve got me with that fifth column o yours!" Bruce Bairnsfather pokes fun at rumours of German spies

British infantry attack a German trench in France
British infantry, with bayonets fixed, charge and attack a German trench on the western Front in France. Date: September 1915

Surprise Attack, 1871 (oil on canvas)
BAL172725 Surprise Attack, 1871 (oil on canvas) by Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilievich (1842-1904); 82x206.7 cm; Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

France. Guard of National Convention (center), French Grenad
French Revolution (1789-1799). Guard of National Convention (center), French Grenadier Guard (left) and crippled (right). Colored engraving. 19th century

Armoured bayonet curler by W H Robinson
For rendering useless the sentrys arme blanche. Please note: Credit must appear as Courtesy of the Estate of Mrs J.C.Robinson/Pollinger Ltd/ILN/Mary Evans 1915

BULL RUN: REBEL BAYONETS. Confederate soldiers bayoneting wounded Union soldiers during the (First) Battle of Bull Run, 21 July 1861: wood engraving from a contemporary Northern newspaper

The Capture of the Winter Palace, 7th November 1917, 1927 (oil on canvas)
SRM106360 The Capture of the Winter Palace, 7th November 1917, 1927 (oil on canvas) by Osmerkin, Aleksandr Aleksandrovich (1892-1953); State Russian Museum, St

American advertisement for firearms (pistols, bayonets and rifles) by Eli Whitney (1765-1825)
NWI4954628 American advertisement for firearms (pistols, bayonets and rifles) by Eli Whitney (1765-1825) in the middle of the 19th century.; (add.info.: American advertisement for firearms (pistols)

Germanic dussage or cutlass, an iron mounted short fighting saber dating circa 1575-1625
3031043 Germanic dussage or cutlass, an iron mounted short fighting saber dating circa 1575-1625; Private Collection; (add.info.: Germanic dussage or cutlass)

Great Britain, British Grenadier of the 13th Regiment of Foot circa 1753
3029973 Great Britain, British Grenadier of the 13th Regiment of Foot circa 1753; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Grenadier of the 13th Regiment of Foot circa 1753); © Don Troiani

French sergeant's steel hilted small sword c 1750
3030638 French sergeant's steel hilted small sword c 1750; Private Collection; (add.info.: French sergeant's steel hilted small sword c 1750); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Japan, Japanese Childs Training Bayonet
3035086 Japan, Japanese Childs Training Bayonet; Private Collection; (add.info.: WW2 Japan, Japanese Child's Training Bayonet); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Japan, Type 30 bayonet made at Mukden Arsenal in Manchuria
3035061 Japan, Type 30 bayonet made at Mukden Arsenal in Manchuria; Private Collection; (add.info.: World War II , Japan, Type 30 bayonet made at Mukden Arsenal in Manchuria); © Don Troiani

United States, Theater made soldier's knife
3033697 United States, Theater made soldier's knife; Private Collection; (add.info.: Theater made GI soldier's knife); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023.

US M1 Carbine bayonet with plastic sheath
3033567 US M1 Carbine bayonet with plastic sheath ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023.

Soldier of a Swiss Regiment in French Service about 1755- 1760
3032554 Soldier of a Swiss Regiment in French Service about 1755- 1760; Swiss National Museum, Zurich, Switzerland; (add.info)

Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): British troops reconnoitring in mountains between Cabul valley
530485 Second Anglo-Afghan War (1878-1880): British troops reconnoitring in mountains between Cabul valley and plain of Jellalabad. Wood engraving February 1880; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Letter B: baker, boat, baionette, balloon, boat, air balloon. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print)
DUV4216362 Letter B: baker, boat, baionette, balloon, boat, air balloon. Unbreakable abecedary on canvas c.1900 (print); 27x23.5 cm; (add.info.: Letter B: baker, boat, baionette, balloon, boat)

The modern police of Madagascar, 1894 (print on double-weight paper)
3566961 The modern police of Madagascar, 1894 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Madagascar, Africa 1894 Photographer: Catat, Louis); Alinari Archives, Florence.

A Russian soldier running the gauntlet
5616216 A Russian soldier running the gauntlet; (add.info.: Illustration of a Russian soldier running the gauntlet being led through a line of soldiers. Dated 19th Century)

Spain (1822). Liberal Triennium. Madrid (7th July 1822) (engraving)
CUL4866177 Spain (1822). Liberal Triennium. Madrid (7th July 1822) (engraving); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spain (1822). Liberal Triennium. Madrid (7th July 1822)

First World War: France, The Commandments of Rosalie, name given to the baionette, 1916
LUX4736903 First World War: France, The Commandments of Rosalie, name given to the baionette, 1916; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

Postcard, in Colors: Seed of Hairy French article - War of 14 -18, Childhood, Three-color flag, Patriotism
ICA4838306 Postcard, in Colors: Seed of Hairy French article - War of 14 -18, Childhood, Three-color flag, Patriotism, Oliteration - Rooster Illustration by Georges Morinet; (add.info.: Postcard)

Battle of Austerlitz, between the French Empire, the Russian Empire and the Austrian Empire. Engraving
CUL4931382 Battle of Austerlitz, between the French Empire, the Russian Empire and the Austrian Empire. Engraving; Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Battle of Austerlitz)

La Revanche- The French advance to Altkirch, Alsace, France during World War One, from The History of the Great War
3502824 La Revanche- The French advance to Altkirch, Alsace, France during World War One, from The History of the Great War, pub.c

Japanese Junior Railway official's dagger
3035417 Japanese Junior Railway official's dagger; Private Collection; (add.info.: World War II , Japanese Junior Railway official's dagger); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Soldier of a Swiss Regiment in French Service about 1755- 1760
3032555 Soldier of a Swiss Regiment in French Service about 1755- 1760; Swiss National Museum, Zurich, Switzerland; (add.info)

WW1 ,German "Butcher Knife" style bayonet with scabbard
3032372 WW1 ,German "Butcher Knife" style bayonet with scabbard; Private Collection; (add.info.: WW1 ,German "Butcher Knife" style bayonet with scabbard); © Don Troiani

An Appeal to You, April 1915 (colour litho)
2651389 An Appeal to You, April 1915 (colour litho); 102x63 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Parliamentary Recruiting Committee,(PRC # 88) printed by Roberts & Leete

Battle of Talivera, 27-28 July 1809. Engraving
536544 Battle of Talivera, 27-28 July 1809. Engraving; (add.info.: Bayonet charge by the 48th Foot, the Northamptonshire Regiment, awarded battle honours by Wellington); Universal History Archive/UIG.

World War I 1914 1918-Official French armed with saber leads the attack with the bayonet of his men against the German
5314237 World War I 1914 1918-Official French armed with saber leads the attack with the bayonet of his men against the German soldiers (Illustration 1916); (add.info)

An Appeal to You, 1915 (colour litho)
5925474 An Appeal to You, 1915 (colour litho); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Colour photolithograph recruiting poster published by the Parliamentary Recruitment Committee as poster No)

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4861356 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859. Infantrymen during the reign of Philip V of Spain

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of
CUL4878230 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of Spain. 1828. Foot Guards (19th c). Engraving. SPAIN

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"Bayonet: A Weapon of History and Valor" This captivating poster for the Welsh Guards transports us back to a pivotal moment in history - the Battle of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War. Painted by Howard Pyle in 1906, it showcases the bravery and determination of those who fought for their nation's freedom. The bayonet, an integral part of warfare throughout centuries, played a crucial role during the Napoleonic Wars. French soldiers donned their distinctive uniforms as they wielded this formidable weapon on battlefields across Europe. Even during times of celebration, such as Christmas and New Year, the Coldstream Guards proudly displayed their bayonets on cards sent to loved ones. Their commitment to duty never wavered. In between conflicts, when peace seemed within reach, posters like that from the Territorial Army reminded citizens of their responsibility to protect their homeland. The bayonet symbolized readiness and preparedness against any threat that might arise. Artistic depictions like James Gillray's "A March to the Bank" captured both humor and satire while showcasing soldiers armed with bayonets. These images served as reminders that even in times of peace or political turmoil, military strength was always at hand. The Napoleonic Wars witnessed countless battles where brave soldiers faced each other with fixed bayonets. One such engagement was immortalized in "BATTLE OF THE ROTHIERE (1814), " reminding us of both triumphs and sacrifices made by those who carried these lethal weapons into combat. During World War I's infamous Battle of Somme, Coldstreamers charged fearlessly towards enemy lines with bayonets gleaming under fire-filled skies. Their unwavering courage became synonymous with heroism amidst unimaginable horrors. George Orwell's book cover for "Homage to Catalonia, " published in 1938 about the Spanish Civil War evokes emotions tied closely with sacrifice and loyalty embodied by those who fought with bayonets in hand.