Guns Collection (page 4)

Battle of Saratoga - General Arnold Wounded in the Attack on the Hessian Redoubt
BAL111624 Battle of Saratoga - General Arnold Wounded in the Attack on the Hessian Redoubt, 17th October 1777 (engraving) (b&w photo) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; American

American machine gunners, Grandpre, France, WW1
American machine gunners at Grandpre, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 18 October 1918

HMS Crescent, Edgar-class cruiser, WW1
HMS Crescent, an Edgar-class cruiser. Launched in 1892, took part in the First World War. Date: 1911

British 6 inch Howitzer, near Achicourt, France, WW1
A British 6 inch (26 cwt) Howitzer, designed by Vickers in 1915 for use during the First World War. It continued in use during the Second World War

An Ambuscade, (1901). Creator: Unknown
An Ambuscade, (1901). Ambush during the Second Afghan War, Afghanistan, in 1878: local fighters lie in wait for British forces. After a painting made late 19th-early 20th century

Sharp shooters, Sea Girt, New Jersey, USA
Sharp shooters in action, firing at targets in Sea Girt, New Jersey, USA. Date: circa 1910

Blenheims and Messerschmitts by G. H. Davis
The fight between Bristol Blenheims and Messerschmitt 110 destroyer planes over the North Sea during the Second World War

French artillery shells being loaded for transport
French soldiers load artillery shells for their guns at Verdun onto a lorry for transport. 1916

4th Hallamshire Machine Gun Section, c. 1914-1918
From an album of photographs of the Hallamshire Rifles (1st Hallamshire Volunteer Battalion, York and Lancaster Regiment). From an original item at Sheffield Libraries: arc00436

Spanish Police arrest a smuggler. Behobia, Basque Country, Spain

German gunners with heavy artillery, France, WW1
German gunners in action with heavy artillery near Verdun, north eastern France, during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

De Havilland 2 plane with Lewis gun, WW1
A British De Havilland 2 plane with a Lewis gun attached during the First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Four-gun Bristol fighter plane at Agincourt, France
A four-gun Bristol fighter plane of No. 22 Squadron, RAF, with one Vickers and three Lewis guns, at Agincourt, France, towards the end of the First World War

Lewis Gunner WWI
A soldier with a Lewis gun at Gallipoli during World War I

Second Battle of Bullecourt 1917
Australian soldiers loading an 18 pounder gun at the second Battle of Bullecourt (Battle of Arras) on the Western Front in France during World War I in May 1917

Look-out in 1917
A soldier in a look-out post in a trench using a camouflaged periscope to keep watch on the British Front in France during World War I in 1917

HMS New Zealand at sea
HMS New Zealand with canopies covering the guns. HMS New Zealand was an Indefatigable class battlecruiser built in 1910 as a gift to Britain from the people of New Zealand

Turkish Warship - Sultan Selim I

Illustration of FW190 Fighter; Second World War, 1942
Illustration showing a German Focke-Wulf 190 fighter airplane, with cutaways of the engine and machine-guns, August 1942. This image showed some of the features of the latest FW190 captured by

American Anti-Aircraft Guns near London; Second World War, 1
Illustration showing an American anti-aircraft unit firing at enemy bombers, during a German raid on London in 1944. The gun shown is a 90-mm weapon

War with Russia - 5
The long-drawn out battle of the Vistula ends in a crushing defeat of the Red Army by the Poles, seen here posing later in the year with guns taken from the bolsheviks

Womens Battalion Death
Recruits in the Womens Shock Battalion of Death pose for a propaganda picture while learning to use their guns

Cruiser Aurora
The cruiser Aurora, lying at St Petersburg, whose guns gave the signal for the Bolshevik attack on the Winter Palace

Firing Ship Guns
The crew of a British ship fire shells from a deck gun and are greeted by a vision of Horatio Nelson, the naval hero of years gone by

Historic gun outside the Mississippi State Capitol, built in 1903, Jackson, Mississippi, United States of America, North America

Carhampton Apple Tree
APPLE TREE CUSTOM Trees are toasted with mulled cider while singing a wassail song; cider-soaked toast is left for robins, and guns are fired to frighten evil spirits

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)

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