Ammunition Collection

New British Sten gun by G. H. Davis
The Sten gun: the new British machine gun, introduced during the Second World War, explained in detail. It is a simplified Tommy-gun that fires almost any type of 9mm ammunition at 550 rounds per

Brimstone air-to-ground missile on a triple launcher

Preparations for the Easter (Dublin) Rising of 1916 Mary Spring Rice and Molly Childers on the yacht Asgard bring guns from Germany to the Irish Volunteers, July 1914

Gun Running by Ulster Volunteer Force
Rifles and ammunition are landed at Donaghadee, County Down, by the Ulster Volunteer Force and loaded onto a charabanc usually used in the summer for tourists to the area

Scene near Mametz Wood, Western Front, WW1
German ammunition wagons destroyed by British artillery fire near Mametz Wood on the Western Front in France during World War One. Date: circa 1916

VIETNAM WAR: ARTILLERY. An American artilleryman discards a spent shell casing, ejected from a 105mm Howitzer in the central highlands of South Vietnam, March 1967

British Square / Pollilur
British East India troops under Colonel Baille form a square, offering meagre resistance to assault by the Indian army of Tipu Sultan and Hyder Ali at Pollilur

Swindon Works War Work, 22nd January 1942
Female worker machining a 25 PDR shell on 22 January 1942. Munitions work issued by Ministry of Supply

British Troops Gallipoli
British troops advance on mass up the cliffs at Gallipoli off the Dardanelles straits. " Short of ammunition but still they press on, the true bulldog rush of our troops"

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)

England; A fine side-by-side 12 bore shotgun made by premier English gunsmiths James Purdey and Sons

Women workers, World War I
Women workers packing fuse heads in the Coventry Ordnance Works during World War I

Ammunition Bus, First World War
Motor bus loaded with ammunition and well guarded leaving the magazine in Hyde Park during World War I

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

Sketches of the British Army (colour litho)
1039493 Sketches of the British Army (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches of the British Army)

British soldier bears to the firing line WWI
Double page showing a British private soldier, commonly know as a Tommy, showing a diagram of tools and equipment that he would have carried when marching to the trenches in World War One. 1915

British artillery men with shells, WW1
British gunners posed with a large pile of 18 pr. field-gun shells which, according to The Sphere, " are to pound German trenches level with the earth." Date: 1916

KOREAN WAR: ROCKET. A U. S. Marine Corps 24-rail T66 rocket launcher being loaded on the Korean front, early 1950s
KOREAN WAR: ROCKET. A U.S. Marine Corps 24-rail T66 rocket launcher being loaded on the Korean front, early 1950s

Lance Corporal - Grenadier Guards
A Lance Corporal of the Grenadier Guards

Submarines against the Japanese, 1944
A double page spread in The Sphere, 1944, entitled " Submarines against the Japs: British underwater craft operating in the Far East." On the left hand page

HALIFAX HARBOR, 1917. View of the wreckage in the railroad yards on the Richmond side of Halifax harbor following the disastrous explosion and fire of 6 December 1917

An ammunition column passing through Ypres, 1917. Captain Gilbert Holiday, Royal Field Artillery (1879-1937). Holidays Early Life Was Spent In St

WORLD WAR I: WOMEN WORKERS. Women welding bomb casings in an American munitions factory, c1917. Oil over a photograph

Longueval 1916
A convoy of British ammunition carts passes through the devastated remains of the village of Longueval, in the heart of the Somme region

A 16 inch gun barrel loaded onto an eighteen wheel gun wagon in 1942
This photograph, taken at Old Oak Common on the 10th April 1942, shows a 16 inch gun barrel that has been loaded onto an eighteen wheel gun wagon ready for delivery

A Sea Hurricane being loaded onto an armed merchant ship at Cardiff docks, c. 1941
As well as assisting in the transportation of military goods by rail the GWR also facilitated the war effort at their docks

British soldier in uniform, 1915, WW1
A British private soldier, commonly known as a Tommy with annotations showing the tools and equipment that made up his kit when marching to the trenches during the First World War

Canon de 75mm Antiaerien Mle 1913-1917, mounted on a De Dion Bouton chassis, with the ammunition carrier also mounted on a De Dion Bouton, Date: circa 1915

Oerliken 20mm cannon on a Mk.XIV Quadruple mount.The Mark XIV quad had cannon modified to use belt ammunition, but this project was abandoned in favour of the twin 40mm Bofors. Date: circa 1943

Transfer of 8" shells, League Isl'd. 1913. Creator: Bain News Service
Transfer of 8" shells, League Isl'd. 1913. Shows armored cruiser USS Brooklyn (CA-3) at League Island, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard, PA, in Feb

Villa & staff, Mexico, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Villa & staff, Mexico, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Francisco "Pancho" Villa (at the "X"), Calixto Contreras (4th from left) and Fidel Avila (3rd from right)

Illustrations of the War in Denmark: interior of No. 4 Redoubt at Düppel, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Illustrations of the War in Denmark: interior of No. 4 Redoubt at Duppel, 1864. Engraving...from a sketch by our Special Artist...[showing] the aspect of Duppel since the storm of war has swept over

The War in Schleswig: Prussian ammunition-train entering Flensburg - by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: Prussian ammunition-train entering Flensburg - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864....the Prussians...have brought up heavy siege-guns and trains of ammunition

Engraving depicting John Holtum stopping a cannon ball in flight
5308576 Engraving depicting John Holtum stopping a cannon ball in flight; (add.info.: Engraving depicting John Holtum stopping a cannon ball in flight)

Revolver with an extractor
5311761 Revolver with an extractor; (add.info.: Woodcut illustration showing a revolver with an extractor. The gun was broken)

Sailors on a battleship making munitions for the army, illustration from The Western Front, pub
STC400494 Sailors on a battleship making munitions for the army, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone

American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile
3501345 American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile; Private Collection; (add.info.: British iron bar shot with spherical ends found near Fort Haldimand in the Thousand Islands)

Packet of 10 cartridges For Burnside's Carbine Caliber.54
3027893 Packet of 10 cartridges For Burnside's Carbine Caliber.54; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War)

Opened packet of.54 caliber paper cartridges
3027509 Opened packet of.54 caliber paper cartridges; Private Collection; (add.info.: Opened packet of.54 caliber paper cartridges); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

American Civil War, .54 caliber Minnie ball & paper cartridge
3027507 American Civil War, .54 caliber Minnie ball & paper cartridge ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun
3077526 19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun; (add.info.: 19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun. Dated 1813); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun
3077525 19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun; (add.info.: 19th Century bronze 6 pounder gun. Dated 1813); Universal History Archive/UIG

Schenkl solid 20lb. Parrott shot
3028342 Schenkl solid 20lb. Parrott shot ; New York State Military Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Metal Tube Of Tape Primers For Muskets
3027901 Metal Tube Of Tape Primers For Muskets; Private Collection; (add.info.: Metal Tube Of Tape Primers For Percussion Muskets); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

United States Civil War, US Army 1864 Crate for 1000 Patented and Caliber.577 Cartridges
3027892 United States Civil War, US Army 1864 Crate for 1000 Patented and Caliber.577 Cartridges; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, U.S)

British Enfield Minie projectiles
3027505 British Enfield Minie projectiles; Private Collection; (add.info.: British Enfield Minie projectiles); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

58 caliber rifle musket cartridge, Burnside cartridge, Joslyn cartridge
3027499.58 caliber rifle musket cartridge, Burnside cartridge, Joslyn cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.:58 caliber rifle musket cartridge, Burnside cartridge)

69 Caliber paper cartridge
3027498.69 Caliber paper cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.:69 Caliber paper cartridge); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Seven Years War- American Revolution, French pattern 1732 bronze mortar
3501352 Seven Years War- American Revolution, French pattern 1732 bronze mortar; Private Collection; (add.info.: French pattern 1732 bronze mortar); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

USA History: Distribution of arms and ammunition made in General Crook's camp to the Allied Indians of the United
5313590 USA History: Distribution of arms and ammunition made in General Crook's camp to the Allied Indians of the United States.; SeM Studio/UIG

The hall of the million shells, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho)
STC400451 The hall of the million shells, illustration from The Western Front, pub. by Country Life Ltd, 1917 (litho) by Bone, David Muirhead (1876-1953); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

American Soapstone bullet mold
3032049 American Soapstone bullet mold; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Soapstone bullet mold); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

58 Caliber paper cartridge (William's Cleaner)
3027503.58 Caliber paper cartridge (William's Cleaner); Private Collection; (add.info.:58 Caliber paper cartridge (William's Cleaner)); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Package of 10 cartridges for the British Whitworth sharpshooter rifle
3027494 Package of 10 cartridges for the British Whitworth sharpshooter rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: Package of 10 hexagonal paper wrapped cartridges for the imported British Whitworth)

Burnside carbine brass cartridge
3027490 Burnside carbine brass cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Burnside carbine brass cartridge); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Fixed shot for 12lb Gun
3028308 Fixed shot for 12lb Gun ; New York State Military Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

US Army Ammo Crate for 1000 Rounds of.577 Cartridges
3027896 US Army Ammo Crate for 1000 Rounds of.577 Cartridges; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, U.S)

The Arsenal at Genoa, Northern Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev
2963172 The Arsenal at Genoa, Northern Italy in the late 19th century. From Italian Pictures by Rev. Samuel Manning, published c.1890

The scouts on Sir Henry Morton Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, in Africa in 1888
5242614 The scouts on Sir Henry Morton Stanley's Emin Pasha Relief Expedition, in Africa in 1888, discover Pygmies carrying away a case of ammunition, publ

American Revolution, American bomb shell
3501350 American Revolution, American bomb shell; Private Collection; (add.info.: American 8" iron hollow bomb shell found near Fort Independence in the Bronx)

American Revolution, British bronze cohorn mortar captured at Stony Pt
3501346 American Revolution, British bronze cohorn mortar captured at Stony Pt; West Point Museum, New York, USA; (add.info)

German soldiers wearing spiked helmets and carrying ammunition cartridges around their necks walking along a trench
3502750 German soldiers wearing spiked helmets and carrying ammunition cartridges around their necks walking along a trench during World War One, from The Pageant of the Century

Imported English 12lb.Whitworth explosive shell
3028375 Imported English 12lb.Whitworth explosive shell; West Point Museum, New York, USA; (add.info.: Imported English 12lb.Whitworth explosive shell.); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

The Power of the Machine Gun, from Histoire des Soviets, pub. 1922 (colour litho)
3657911 The Power of the Machine Gun, from Histoire des Soviets, pub. 1922 (colour litho) by Carrey, Georges (1902-53); (add.info.: La Regne de la Mitrailleuse;); The Stapleton Collection

Military multicycle by Singer & Co.. 12 men, with ammunition wagon at rear. British war department put through trials
530737 Military multicycle by Singer & Co.. 12 men, with ammunition wagon at rear. British war department put through trials. From Scientific American, New York, July 1887

When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer
6317619 When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer.; (add.info.: When the third shot blew up the tumbril we gave a cheer)

American Revolution, British bronze cohorn mortar captured at Stony Pt
3501347 American Revolution, British bronze cohorn mortar captured at Stony Pt; West Point Museum, New York, USA; (add.info)

An ammunition dump behind the Canadian lines
2602197 An ammunition dump behind the Canadian lines; (add.info.: World War 1 - Humming activity at an ammunition dump behind the Canadian lines on the western front)

American Revolution, French Officer's gun powder flask made from a coconut with the French Coat of Arms carved in
3073349 American Revolution, French Officer's gun powder flask made from a coconut with the French Coat of Arms carved in relief ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

American Civil War, Rifleman's cartridge box from Gettysburg
3073327 American Civil War, Rifleman's cartridge box from Gettysburg; Private Collection; (add.info.: Union rifleman's cartridge box found on the Gettysburg battlefield shortly after)

British soldiers bravely removing boxes of ammunition to avoid enemy fire during the Battle of the Marne, 1914 (litho)
3252912 British soldiers bravely removing boxes of ammunition to avoid enemy fire during the Battle of the Marne, 1914 (litho); Private Collection; (add.info)

Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho)
3252882 Destruction caused by a British bomb, WWI (litho); Private Collection; (add.info.: Destruction caused by a British bomb thrown from an aeroplane onto a German cavalry column)

Package of ten imported British Enfield.577 cartridges
3027495 Package of ten imported British Enfield.577 cartridges; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Package of ten imported British Enfield.577 cartridges); © Don Troiani

12 Lb. case shot halved to show fuse and interior
3028485 12 Lb. case shot halved to show fuse and interior; Private Collection; (add.info.: 12 Lb. case shot halved to show fuse and interior filled with powder and lead balls); © Don Troiani

Ammunition Box for.69 caliber paper cartridges
3027511 Ammunition Box for.69 caliber paper cartridges ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Confederate.58 caliber Gardner paper cartridge
3027510 Confederate.58 caliber Gardner paper cartridge; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Confederate.58 caliber Gardner paper cartridge with minie ball.); © Don Troiani

Glazed package of Colt.44 caliber revolver cartridges
3027506 Glazed package of Colt.44 caliber revolver cartridges; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War, Glazed package of Colt.44 caliber revolver cartridges); © Don Troiani

Package of ten imported British Enfield.577 cartridges
3027496 Package of ten imported British Enfield.577 cartridges; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Package of ten imported British Enfield.577 cartridges); © Don Troiani

American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile
3501349 American Revolution, Bar Shot Projectile; Private Collection; (add.info.: British iron bar shot with spherical ends found near Fort Independence in the Bronx, New York City)

Box Of 10.52 Caliber Sharps Carbine Bullets
3027911 Box Of 10.52 Caliber Sharps Carbine Bullets; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Box Of 10.52 Caliber Sharps Carbine Bullets); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Method of laying an artillery piece on target using Gunner's scale, paths of trajectories
541539 Method of laying an artillery piece on target using Gunner's scale, paths of trajectories and various ammunition shown. 18th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

American Revolution, American gunners calipers
3501348 American Revolution, American gunners calipers; Private Collection; (add.info.: American gunner's brass calipers); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

"Ammunition!", 1918 (colour litho)
699002 "Ammunition!", 1918 (colour litho) by Lynel, Vincent (20th century); 76x51 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: And remember - bonds buy bullets!); © Galerie Bilderwelt

Percussion Caps in cardboard box
3027491 Percussion Caps in cardboard box; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Percussion Caps in cardboard box); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

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"Ammunition: A Historical Journey Through Warfare" From the New British Sten gun by G. H. Davis to Gun Running by Ulster Volunteer Force, it has played a crucial role in shaping history. In the preparations for the Easter (Dublin) Rising of 1916, figures like Mary Spring Rice and Molly ensured that every bullet counted, fueling the fight for independence. The British Square at Pollilur stands as a testament to the power in decisive battles throughout time. It exemplifies how well-equipped forces can turn tides and secure victories. During the Vietnam War, artillery became synonymous with destruction. An American artilleryman discards spent shell casings from a 105mm Howitzer in South Vietnam's central highlands - an image that captures both the intensity and aftermath of war. Even on home soil, ammunition production was paramount during times of conflict. Swindon Works War Work on January 22nd, 1942 showcased Britain's determination to arm its troops effectively. Advancements in technology brought about new forms of weaponry such as Brimstone air-to-ground missiles mounted on triple launchers - showcasing how ammunition evolved alongside warfare strategies. Looking back further into history, British Troops at Gallipoli relied heavily on ammunition to navigate treacherous terrains and defend their positions against formidable enemies. Not limited to modern warfare alone, even classic firearms like side-by-side shotguns made by skilled craftsmen had their place in battles throughout England's past - each cartridge loaded representing potential victory or defeat. Transportation also played a vital role when it came to supplying troops with much-needed supplies during World War I; hence an Ammunition Bus became an essential part of military logistics during those trying times. And finally, we delve into historical artifacts like the Cased Colt Dragoon Model 1848 Revolver from England which showcases not only exquisite craftsmanship but also highlights how early weapons shaped the course of history.