Rifle Collection (page 11)

The Volunteer Guards (32nd Middlesex), generally known as the Six-Foot Corps. 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Volunteer Guards (32nd Middlesex), generally known as the Six-Foot Corps. 1860. Undress, Private; Undress, Officer; Full Dress, Officer; Full Dress, Private; Undress

The Battle on the Volturno - the Neapolitan troops passing along a ravine... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Battle on the Volturno - the Neapolitan troops passing along a ravine - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860. War in Italy: Garibaldians ambushing the enemy

The Revolution in Naples - charge of Neapolitan cavalry on the national troops before Capua... 1860 Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Naples - charge of Neapolitan cavalry on the national troops before Capua, on the 19th of September - from a sketch by our special artist in Italy, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

A Poacher, 1894. Creator: Bruno Liljefors
A Poacher, 1894

Sur le Marne; le fusil allemand contre char d'assaut, examine par un de nos sapeurs, 1918. Creator: Unknown
Sur le Marne; le fusil allemand contre char d'assaut, examine par un de nos sapeurs, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Sicilian man in local traditional costume, 1778. Creator: Louis Ducros
Sicilian man in local traditional costume, 1778. Drawing from the album Voyage to Italy, Sicily and Malta

The Hunter's Present, c.1658-c.1661. Creator: Gabriel Metsu
The Hunter's Present, c.1658-c.1661

Paardeberg: The Canadians Storming An Outlying Kopje, February 1900, (c1900). Creator: Thiele & Co
Paardeberg: The Canadians Storming An Outlying Kopje, February 1900, (c1900). Boer Wars, South Africa. Engraving after a photograph. From "Cassell's History of England, Vol. IX"

Still life, 1842. Creator: Elisabeth Iosetta Hoopstad
Still life, 1842

Member of the Rotterdam armed citizen force with a rifle, 1758-1805. Creator: Dirk Langendijk
Member of the Rotterdam armed citizen force with a rifle, 1758-1805

Water-Hunting for Deer: a Night Scene on the River Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Water-Hunting for Deer: a Night Scene on the River Susquehanna, Pennsylvania, 1857. Another instance of the revolver principle applied to the rifle is in what is called "water hunting" in

A Mid-day Halt on the Rio Trombutas, Brazil, 1857. Creator: Unknown
A Mid-day Halt on the Rio Trombutas, Brazil, 1857. Among the experiences of the Colt revolver we know none more interesting than those of Mr

Rifleman, 1830-1831. Creator: Anon
Rifleman, 1830-1831. Soldier in uniform. Part of a series of six drawings of uniforms of the Dutch army around 1830

Sergeant of the militia, 1830-1831. Creator: Anon
Sergeant of the militia, 1830-1831. Soldier in uniform. Part of a series of six drawings of uniforms of the Dutch army around 1830

Grenadier in uniform, 1800-1900. Creator: Anon
Grenadier in uniform, 1800-1900. Grenadier in bearskin, with rifle with bayonet

Self Portrait in the Uniform of the Rifles, 1831. Creator: Willem Jodocus Mattheus Engelberts
Self Portrait in the Uniform of the Rifles, 1831

Men Bathing, 1650-1674. Creator: Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Men Bathing, 1650-1674

Standing soldier in ornamental frame, 1790-1818. Creator: Jan Antony Langendijk
Standing soldier in ornamental frame, 1790-1818. Possibly by Jan Anthonie Langendijk Dzn

Hare hunt, 1754-1793. Creator: Hendrik Meijer
Hare hunt, 1754-1793

Winter Landscape with a Duck Hunter with Game in his Belt and his Gun over his... c.1625-c.1630
Winter Landscape with a Duck Hunter with Game in his Belt and his Gun over his Shoulder on the Bank of a Frozen River, c.1625-c.1630

Jan de Hooghe (1650-1731). Anna de Hooghe's Cousin, Dressed for Shooting, 1700. Creator: Ludolf Bakhuizen
Jan de Hooghe (1650-1731). Anna de Hooghe's Cousin, Dressed for Shooting, 1700

Uniform of the Rotterdamsch Genootschap van Wapenhandel de Palmboom, 1787. Creator: Dirk Langendijk
Uniform of the Rotterdamsch Genootschap van Wapenhandel de Palmboom, 1787. (Rotterdam Society of the Palm Tree Arms Trade?)

Hunter talking to a farmer's wife at a well, next to him a dog, 1797-1870. Creator: Andreas Schelfhout
Hunter talking to a farmer's wife at a well, next to him a dog, 1797-1870

Resting hunter with musket and partridge, near a tree, 1775. Creator: Aert Schouman
Resting hunter with musket and partridge, near a tree, 1775

A Bird Hunter on a Riverbank, c.1625-c.1630. Creator: Arent Arentsz
A Bird Hunter on a Riverbank, c.1625-c.1630

Les transformations du fantassin Francais pendant la guerre, 1916. Creator: Georges Bertin Scott
Les transformations du fantassin Francais pendant la guerre, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Les transformations du fantassin Francais pendant la guerre, 1915. Creator: Georges Bertin Scott
Les transformations du fantassin Francais pendant la guerre, 1915. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Les transformations du fantassin Francais pendant la guerre, 1914. Creator: Georges Bertin Scott
Les transformations du fantassin Francais pendant la guerre, 1914. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Portrait of a Young Man, possibly Jacob Francken (1627-after 1656), c.1651. Creator: Aelbert Cuyp
Portrait of a Young Man, possibly Jacob Francken (1627-after 1656), c.1651

An Open camp in the Adirondacks, New York, between 1900 and 1910. Creator: Unknown
An Open camp in the Adirondacks, New York, between 1900 and 1910

Still Life with Game and a Greek Stele: Allegory of Autumn, 1818. Creator: Georgius Jacobus Johannes van Os
Still Life with Game and a Greek Stele: Allegory of Autumn, 1818

Hunter with his Gun and Dog. (Allegory of "Air"), 1639-1687. Creator: Bernhard Keil
Hunter with his Gun and Dog. (Allegory of "Air"), 1639-1687

A Hunter's Bag, with Dead Hare, 1660-1695. Creator: Melchior d'Hondecoeter
A Hunter's Bag, with Dead Hare, 1660-1695

En Alsace; A Metzeral (janvier 1916), 1916 (1924) Creator: Francois Flameng
En Alsace; A Metzeral (janvier 1916), 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

An Arab Family in the Desert, 1847. Creator: Niels Simonsen
An Arab Family in the Desert, 1847

Dead game, 1846. Creator: Johan Laurentz Jensen
Dead game, 1846

L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. Creator: Unknown
L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. Creator: Unknown
L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. Creator: Unknown
L'effort de l'Angleterre, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Statue of Capt. Parker, Lexington, Mass. c1902. Creator: Unknown
Statue of Capt. Parker, Lexington, Mass. c1902

A Hunter, 1670-1682. Creator: Pieter Leermans
A Hunter, 1670-1682

Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing. Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Fort McHenry - Groups, 1917

Trop de politesse, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Trop de politesse, 19th century. Hunting Sketches - Too much politeness

Young Brazil -- Cadets Marching through the Streets of Rio De Janeiro, 1891. Creator: Unknown
Young Brazil -- Cadets Marching through the Streets of Rio De Janeiro, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Marine Corps Rifle Range, F.D. Roosevelt And F.K. Lane, Firing, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Marine Corps Rifle Range, Franklin D. Roosevelt And F.K. Lane, Firing, 1917. Franklin D Roosevelt and Franklin Knight Lane shooting rifles

Scenes de Guerre; La nuit tombe, le 9 septembre, sur le chateau de Mondement, 1914. Creator: Lucien Jonas
Scenes de Guerre; La nuit tombe, le 9 septembre, sur le chateau de Mondement, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Une Lache Perfidie; Le Guet-Apens, 1914. Creator: Lucien Jonas
Une Lache Perfidie; Le Guet-Apens, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

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"The Rifle: A Symbol of Courage, Resistance, and Bravery Throughout History" From the valiant Rifleman of the 95th (Rifles) Regiment of Foot in the Battle of Pyrenees in 1813 to the heroic Geronimo, an American Apache leader photographed in 1887, the rifle has been a powerful tool that shaped nations and defended freedom. Depicting the Battle of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War, Howard Pyle's oil painting "The Nation Makers" immortalizes the pivotal role rifles played in securing independence. In World War I, a poignant cartoon titled "Better Hole" humorously highlights how soldiers relied on their rifles for survival. During World War II, a compelling poster asks if one's journey is truly necessary while showcasing a soldier with his trusty rifle by his side. The image serves as a reminder that rifles were not just weapons but lifelines protecting lives and liberties. In times of conflict closer to home, Laodicea Dicey Langston stands tall as she defends her elderly father against Loyalist troops during America's fight for freedom. Her unwavering determination symbolizes how rifles empowered individuals to protect what they held dear. Even beyond warfare scenarios, Native American attacks on western stagecoaches demonstrate how rifles were used both defensively and offensively throughout history. They became symbols of resistance against oppression and encroachment. Survivors from the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade stand united after enduring unimaginable hardships together. Their bond forged through shared experiences showcases not only their resilience but also their reliance on their trusted rifles. From Coldstream Guards proudly posing on Christmas cards to Territorial Army posters during inter-war periods promoting preparedness and vigilance - all emphasize how integral rifles have been in safeguarding peace at home and abroad. Throughout centuries past until today, whether it be defending borders or preserving ideals worth fighting for.