Firearm Collection

Modern era. Arquebusier. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Korean War Veterans Memorial (1995). Washington D. C. United
Korean War Veterans Memorial (1995). Group of 19 stainless steel sculptures, by Frank Gaylord, representing a squad patrol. Detail. West Potomac Park. National Mall. Washington D.C. United States

Variety of pistols, incl Colts Deringer pistol / Peacemaker
A variety of pistols, including Colts Deringer pistol, the Snapchance Revolver, a full-size cartridge, a US Cavalry Colt Sa (Single Action Army - Peacemaker).45 revolver (circa 1877)

Webley & Scott, gun makers in Birmingham, West Midlands. Their original premises was in Weaman Street, Birmingham, until they moved to a modern factory in West Bromwich in 1958

A Winchester Cartridge display board, with a comprehensive selection of metallic
1764812 A Winchester Cartridge display board, with a comprehensive selection of metallic, brass and paper-case rifle and shot cartridges arranged in the form of an extended W (metallic)

Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne out with his shotgun at his Staffordshire home. 28th July 1976

The Charge of the Heavy Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava, 25 October 1854
5920406 The Charge of the Heavy Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava, 25 October 1854, 1897 (oil on canvas) by Giles, Godfrey Douglas (1857-1941); National Army Museum

539 Assault Squadron performing a beach assault
Pictured are Royal Marines and Royal Navy Personnel from 539 Assault Squadron performing a beach assault from an Offshore Raiding Craft (ORC) in Harstad, Norway

Hunting Party, 1775, by Francisco de Goya
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (1746-1828). Spanish painter. Hunting Party, 1775. Prado Museum. Madrid. Spain

AD: COLT FIREARMS, 1919. American advertisement for Colt Firearms, 1919

Performing bears, 1893 C013 / 9111
Performing bears, 19th-century artwork. Artwork from the 12th volume (second period of 1893) of the French popular science weekly La Science Illustree

Dean and Adams Revolving Rifle (engraving)
7181498 Dean and Adams Revolving Rifle (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dean and Adams Revolving Rifle)

Baker sword bayonet, 2nd pattern 1801, 95th Regiment of Foot (Riflemen) (metal)
5925691 Baker sword bayonet, 2nd pattern 1801, 95th Regiment of Foot (Riflemen) (metal) by English School, (19th century); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Baker sword bayonet)

The Snow Soldiers, a ski patrol engages combat with a group of enemy scouts (colour litho)
2777534 The Snow Soldiers, a ski patrol engages combat with a group of enemy scouts (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Snow Soldiers)

The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho)
2808551 The War of Prodigies (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The War of Prodigies. An alpine corvee at three thousand meters)

Trade card for J Westwood, gun and pistol maker and dealer, Birmingham (engraving)
7154051 Trade card for J Westwood, gun and pistol maker and dealer, Birmingham (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Trade card for J Westwood)

Cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 (1st issue) Revolver, England, 1848 / 68. Creator: Unknown
Cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 (1st issue) Revolver, England, 1848/68

A gun owner displays a Glock 20, 10 mm Auto next to a Glock 19, 9 mm Para pistol in Vienna, Austria, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

An assortment of 5250 illicit firearms and small weapons, recovered during various security operations is arranged in different stock-piles before its destruction in Ngong hills near Kenyas capital

Lutz Moeller. 30-06 hunting cartridges with MJG lead free bullets are seen in Vienna
Lutz Moeller.30-06 hunting cartridges with MJG lead free bullets are seen in Vienna, Austria, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Sellier & Bellot 7. 62 mm full metal jacket match bullets are seen in Vienna
Sellier & Bellot 7.62 mm full metal jacket match bullets are seen in Vienna, Austria, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

A gun owner displays a Glock 20, 10 mm Auto pistol in Vienna, Austria, March 22, 2018. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Jackal 2s and a Coyote vehicle of A Squadron The Light Dragoons
Pictured on a desert track are three Jackal 2s and a Coyote vehicle of A Squadron The Light Dragoons during training Exercise Jebel Sahara with elements of The Queens Own Yeomanry

aC Wildcat Mk1
Pictured are a line of Army Air Corps (aC) Wildcat Mk1 Helicopters at Yeovil. An entirely new platform, the Army Wildcat Mk1 helicopterwill perform a range of tasks on the battlefield including

History of the Pirates...of all nations. Life and adventures of Paul Jones, the pirate, 1836 (print)
7339232 History of the Pirates...of all nations. Life and adventures of Paul Jones, the pirate, 1836 (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 25.4x16.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Dragut Reis, the famous Barbary corsair, prepares to board an enemy vessel in search of loot
7339197 Dragut Reis, the famous Barbary corsair, prepares to board an enemy vessel in search of loot, mid 19th century (coloured engraving) by Debelle, Alexandre (1805-97); National Maritime Museum

Geco guns, c.1910 (print)
7293164 Geco guns, c.1910 (print); (add.info.: Sport. Guns and ammunitions from Geco brand (Germany). Advert, France, ca 1910.); Photo: © Archives Charmet.

Weapon: pistols from the beginning of 18th century (photo)
AIS5352028 Weapon: pistols from the beginning of 18th century (photo); Museu Militar, Castell de Montjuic, Barcelona, Spain; © Iberfoto.

Seal hunting in the Pacific Ocean, 1785 (engraving)
8766929 Seal hunting in the Pacific Ocean, 1785 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: Seal hunting in the Pacific Ocean.James Cook travels. 1785); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

The Life of Captain Charlie Vane/Mary Read, A Female Pirate, 19th century (print)
7339230 The Life of Captain Charlie Vane/Mary Read, A Female Pirate, 19th century (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 46x43.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Turks attacking Greek corsairs, 19th century (hand coloured engraving)
7339176 Turks attacking Greek corsairs, 19th century (hand coloured engraving) by Fairburn, J. (19th Century); 40.8x50.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Captain Henry Morgan sacks Puerto Principe, Cuba, 19th century (engraving)
7337530 Captain Henry Morgan sacks Puerto Principe, Cuba, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Pirate)

Colomba threatens two men with a gun, 1940 (illustration)
8683015 Colomba threatens two men with a gun, 1940 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Charles III of Spain
5305158 Charles III of Spain.; (add.info.: Portrait of Charles III of Spain (1716-1788) King of Spain and the Spanish Indies. Dated 18th Century. 1760); Universal History Archive/UIG.

British sailors boarding an Algerine pirate ship (coloured engraving)
7337534 British sailors boarding an Algerine pirate ship (coloured engraving) by Fairburn, J. (19th Century); 40.7x52.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: J)

Anne Bonny, female pirate, 18th century (engraving)
7337522 Anne Bonny, female pirate, 18th century (engraving) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 10x16.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Dressed as a man)

The pirates of Cuba, 19th century (print)
7339234 The pirates of Cuba, 19th century (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 24.4x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London.

A pirate prepares for ambush, mid 19th century (coloured engraving)
7339198 A pirate prepares for ambush, mid 19th century (coloured engraving) by Debelle, Alexandre (1805-97) (after); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: A)

Artillery team, extension gun carriage in 1660. Engraving, 1869
6426217 Artillery team, extension gun carriage in 1660. Engraving, 1869; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artillery team, extension gun carriage in 1660. Engraving, 1869); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis.

Hunter and Indian Guide, 1869 (oil on canvas)
XOS5882164 Hunter and Indian Guide, 1869 (oil on canvas) by Woodhouse, C.L. (19th century); 64.5x78.1 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by C. L. Woodhouse).

Robinson Crusoe (colour litho)
8634727 Robinson Crusoe (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe)

Gag, Gap, Gas, Gig, Gnu, Gun, Ham, Hat, Hay, Hem, Hen, Hew (engraving)
8649977 Gag, Gap, Gas, Gig, Gnu, Gun, Ham, Hat, Hay, Hem, Hen, Hew (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gag, Gap, Gas, Gig, Gnu, Gun, Ham, Hat, Hay)

I was delighted to hear (colour litho)
8656771 I was delighted to hear (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I was delighted to hear. Man with an ear trumpet and cannon)

But I can't marry you, you're so little (colour litho)
8656629 But I can't marry you, you're so little (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: But I can't marry you, you're so little)

Design for a self-propelled cannon (engraving)
8663719 Design for a self-propelled cannon (engraving) by German School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Design for a self-propelled cannon, 1760)

Advertising booklet for the Syracuse Chilled Plow Company, Syracuse, New York (chromolitho)
8677788 Advertising booklet for the Syracuse Chilled Plow Company, Syracuse, New York (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Soldier (colour litho)
8677600 Soldier (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldier.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection.

Firing a Royal Salute (colour photo)
8668624 Firing a Royal Salute (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Firing a Royal Salute)

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"From the battlefields of the Korean War to the iconic monuments in Washington D. C. , firearms have played a significant role in shaping history. The Korean War Veterans Memorial stands as a tribute to those who fought bravely, while a variety of pistols like Colts Deringer and Peacemaker symbolize both power and protection. In another scene, 539 Assault Squadron fearlessly performs a beach assault, showcasing the sheer force that they can bring to combat situations. Meanwhile, The Snow Soldiers engage in intense ski patrol combat against enemy scouts, depicted vividly in a captivating color lithograph. Not limited to warfare alone, firearms find their place even in everyday life. Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osbourne is captured with his shotgun at his Staffordshire home, highlighting how guns are used for personal defense and recreational purposes alike. Looking back through time, an American advertisement from 1919 showcases Colt Firearms' enduring legacy. A cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 revolver from England reminds us of the craftsmanship behind these weapons throughout history. Even famous artworks depict firearms' significance - Francisco de Goya's "Hunting Party" portrays hunters armed with rifles during the year 1775. And let's not forget about J Westwood, gun and pistol maker extraordinaire whose trade card serves as evidence of Birmingham's rich firearm heritage. Lastly, we delve into historical battles such as The Charge of the Heavy Brigade at the Battle of Balaclava where brave soldiers mounted on horses charge forward with their trusty firearms by their side. Whether it be defending nations or providing livelihoods for skilled craftsmen like J Westwood; whether it be capturing moments frozen in time or empowering individuals with self-defense capabilities – firearms have undoubtedly left an indelible mark on our world.