Defensive Weapon Collection (page 5)

Japanese soldier carrying a bow and quiver of arrows, wearing helmet, jacket, short kimono, leggings and sandals
FLO4724399 Japanese soldier carrying a bow and quiver of arrows, wearing helmet, jacket, short kimono, leggings and sandals

Soldier of Cochinchine (Vietnam) - Soldier of Cochinchine (Vietnam) in plumed helmet, tunic, breeches
FLO4723437 Soldier of Cochinchine (Vietnam) - Soldier of Cochinchine (Vietnam) in plumed helmet, tunic, breeches, carrying a musket Handcoloured - woodcut by Vermorcken after an illustration by H

Lucerne: Four Swiss soldiers pose in studio in uniform and with weapons, 1885 - helmet numbers 1, 46, 8, 45
LUX4721236 Lucerne: Four Swiss soldiers pose in studio in uniform and with weapons, 1885 - helmet numbers 1, 46, 8, 45; (add.info.: Lucerne)

First World War (1914-1918): Soldiers in a trench with rifles. Photography around 1915
IMB4946646 First World War (1914-1918): Soldiers in a trench with rifles. Photography around 1915.; (add.info.: First World War (1914-1918): Soldiers in a trench with rifles

Russian Revolution of 1917: battle between white and red men near a railway station, 1918 (litho)
JLJ4595519 Russian Revolution of 1917: battle between white and red men near a railway station, 1918 (litho) by Carrey, Georges (1902-53); Institut de l'histoire sociale, Montreuil

Ceremonial sword
3739742 Ceremonial sword; (add.info.: Ceremonial sword, made from Iron, copper and Wood. Kuba-Bushoong Tribe, Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa. 19th century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Lengua or Juiadge people of Paraguay, with their distinctive lip plugs or barbotto
FLO4621256 Lengua or Juiadge people of Paraguay, with their distinctive lip plugs or barbotto. Male hunters with bow, arrows and quiver, women roasting meat on a fire

Natives of the Island of Cape Verde, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri
FLO4620857 Natives of the Island of Cape Verde, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Tools of the extinct Coroados people including lip plugs, hammock, bow, arrow, axe head, and feather ornament
FLO4621337 Tools of the extinct Coroados people including lip plugs, hammock, bow, arrow, axe head, and feather ornament. The Coroados lived along the Paraiba river, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso
FLO4624395 Maori tools and weapons with elaborate carving: axe, fish knife, and box. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Native to Anjouan Island (or Ndzuwani or Johanna), Comoros archipelago. Lithography for the book
FLO4635467 Native to Anjouan Island (or Ndzuwani or Johanna), Comoros archipelago. Lithography for the book: " Galerie complete en tableaux fideles des peuples d'Afrique" by Friedrich

The delivery of the sword of Francis I of France
2910801 The delivery of the sword of Francis I of France; (add.info.: 1813 Engraving depicts the delivery of the sword of Francis I of France (1494-1547)

Plains Indian Pipe Tomahawk Of The 1850s
3030623 Plains Indian Pipe Tomahawk Of The 1850s; Private Collection; (add.info.: Plains Indian Pipe Tomahawk Of The 1850s); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Smith and Wesson.45 Caliber Army Revolver Model 1917
3032457 Smith and Wesson.45 Caliber Army Revolver Model 1917 ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

German Dragoon Officers Pistol- Brunswick circa 1730
3056354 German Dragoon Officers Pistol- Brunswick circa 1730 ; Private Collection; (add.info.: German Dragoon Officer's flintlock Pistol made in Brunswick circa 1730 ); © Don Troiani

Bayonet for.58 Caliber United States Rifle Musket m1855
3028779 Bayonet for.58 Caliber United States Rifle Musket m1855; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bayonet for.58 Caliber United States Rifle Musket m1855); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Weapons workshop, Saint Etienne, c.1910 (photo)
2419848 Weapons workshop, Saint Etienne, c.1910 (photo); (add.info.: Economy. Weapons workshop in the Manufacture d'armes de Saint Etienne (Arms Manufacture), France

The Trajan Column in the Trajan Forum, Rome; in the background, the Church of the Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro
3560801 The Trajan Column in the Trajan Forum, Rome; in the background, the Church of the Santissimo Nome di Maria al Foro Traiano; (add.info.: Trajan Forum, Rome 1871 Date of Artwork: 113 d. C)

A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a young Egyptian man holding a sabre
3563951 A souvenir of Odoardo Beccari's journeys: portrait of a young Egyptian man holding a sabre, 1875 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Egypt 1875 ca)

Saint Philomene (291-304), virgin and martyrdom of the Catholic Church, 19th century (engraving)
PCT4298098 Saint Philomene (291-304), virgin and martyrdom of the Catholic Church, 19th century (engraving); (add.info.: she was the object of worship from 1805 to 1961)

Full portrait of a noteworthy man in the royal palace of Jaipur, India, 1857 (print on double-weight paper)
3567188 Full portrait of a noteworthy man in the royal palace of Jaipur, India, 1857 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Jaipur, royal palace)

The Prince of Wales, future Edward VIII, photographed on the occasion of his trip to India
3567183 The Prince of Wales, future Edward VIII, photographed on the occasion of his trip to India; (add.info.: India 1864 Photographer: Murray, John); Alinari Archives, Florence

Norman weaponry: lance 212, Gisarma or halberd 213, Bipennis or double battle axe 214, battle axe 215, 226, 227
FLO4702741 Norman weaponry: lance 212, Gisarma or halberd 213, Bipennis or double battle axe 214, battle axe 215, 226, 227, spear 216, jousting spear 217, cross-bearing orb or Reichsapfel 218-220

Caledonians wear sleeveless clothing, which falls in the middle of the thighs
FLO4708177 Caledonians wear sleeveless clothing, which falls in the middle of the thighs, leaving their chest bare and tied by a belt, holding swelling and shield (14)

Czar of Russia. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of
FLO4706568 Czar of Russia. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity, the Middle Ages and the New Era

Portuguese man and woman, 1660. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4706378 Portuguese man and woman, 1660. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

An armed man of Dalmatia. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of
FLO4705319 An armed man of Dalmatia. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Peoples of Antiquity

Norman soldiers: archer with chest, bow and arrow, infantryman with spear
FLO4708158 Norman soldiers: archer with chest, bow and arrow, infantryman with spear, shield and armor and infantryman in mesh armor, helm and especially military

Nobleman of Bohemia, 1500s and 1600s. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical
FLO4706036 Nobleman of Bohemia, 1500s and 1600s. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's " Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity

Roman soldiers with shields, swords, helmets. The one on the right wears a scale armour shirt (lorica squamata)
FLO4704643 Roman soldiers with shields, swords, helmets. The one on the right wears a scale armour shirt (lorica squamata) and carries a javelin (verutum)

Emperor Romulus Augustus (Romulus Augustule) (Flavius Romulus Augustus, 460 - 511)
FLO4704566 Emperor Romulus Augustus (Romulus Augustule) (Flavius Romulus Augustus, 460 - 511) in battledress carrying the Spolia Opima (rich spoils), and a Roman consul

The knight. After escaping the perils of his many conquests, the knight is defeated by death
FLO4675661 The knight. After escaping the perils of his many conquests, the knight is defeated by death, to whom he tries to resist in vain. He's pierced by his own spear

Native of Outanata, New Guinea. He wears a grass skirt, waistband, bracelet and chest pouch
FLO4688464 Native of Outanata, New Guinea. He wears a grass skirt, waistband, bracelet and chest pouch, and carries a bamboo stick and cudgel

Nobleman of Switzerland, after Abraham de Bruyn, 1581 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from
FLO4686393 Nobleman of Switzerland, after Abraham de Bruyn, 1581 - Handcoloured steel engraving by Hippolyte Pauquet from the Pauquet Brothers " Foreign Fashions and Costumes Ancient

Osceola of Florida, 1838
1575107 Osceola of Florida, 1838; (add.info.: Osceola of Florida. Osceola, full-length portrait, holding rifle.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Prehistory: Workshop for manufacturing and polishing flint. Age of the Neolithic. Engraving from 1870
THT4429463 Prehistory: Workshop for manufacturing and polishing flint. Age of the Neolithic. Engraving from 1870.; (add.info.: Prehistory: Workshop for manufacturing and polishing flint)

Engraving of 17th Century Musketeer
3056353 Engraving of 17th Century Musketeer; Heeresgeschichtliches Museum, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Early 17th Century engraving of a musketeer with a matchlock musket wearing armor)

Costume of Xhosa (or amaxhosa) (South Africa), musicians in fur cloaks, a hunter in leaf loaf
FLO4635307 Costume of Xhosa (or amaxhosa) (South Africa), musicians in fur cloaks, a hunter in leaf loaf and a woman giving the breast to her baby

Roman military aquilifer or signifer (standard-bearer) with the aqulia or signum (standard) of the legion
FLO4704696 Roman military aquilifer or signifer (standard-bearer) with the aqulia or signum (standard) of the legion, trumpeter and horn player, all wearing lion heads and carrying swords (gladius)

Family of the extinct Charrua people of Paraguay crossing a river on a hunting trip
FLO4621245 Family of the extinct Charrua people of Paraguay crossing a river on a hunting trip. The man wears a loincloth and ear piercings, and carries a bow, spear and arrow

Detail of Chassepot rifle, first breech rifle (cylinder head, dog, trigger, lever, pointing screw, ball)
PCT4257496 Detail of Chassepot rifle, first breech rifle (cylinder head, dog, trigger, lever, pointing screw, ball, barrel) - engraving of " La France industrielle" 1880; (add.info)

Prehistory: Making tools. A molding workshop in the bronze era. Engraving from 1870
THT4429460 Prehistory: Making tools. A molding workshop in the bronze era. Engraving from 1870.; (add.info.: Prehistory: Making tools. A molding workshop in the bronze era)

Costume of the Heruli (7), a people from the north established to the west of the Danube
FLO4707655 Costume of the Heruli (7), a people from the north established to the west of the Danube and having founded an empire destroyed by the Lombards

Warrior of Hawaii, Oceania, Pacific. Engraving 1834
JAB4121279 Warrior of Hawaii, Oceania, Pacific. Engraving 1834; (add.info.: Warrior of Hawaii, Oceania, Pacific. Engraving 1834); Photo ©Jaime Abecasis

Portrait of a Gallic warrior with ax, sword and shield Engraving from "History-Populaire-de-France" by
ELD4843830 Portrait of a Gallic warrior with ax, sword and shield Engraving from "History-Populaire-de-France" by Lahure

Attila, king of the Huns, 1895 (lithograph)
UTD4927152 Attila, king of the Huns, 1895 (lithograph); (add.info.: Attila (vers 395-453) roi des Huns - Attila, king of the Huns, illustration from : Great men in word and illustrations "

Man samoyede (samoiede) ou nenetse ou neneen (Siberia, Russia) - Nenets man wearing fur clothes, shirt with hood
FLO4724050 Man samoyede (samoiede) ou nenetse ou neneen (Siberia, Russia) - Nenets man wearing fur clothes, shirt with hood

Roman legionaries attacking an enemy fort in the testudo (tortoise) formation
FLO4704727 Roman legionaries attacking an enemy fort in the testudo (tortoise) formation, with their scuta (shields) over their heads

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"Defensive Weapon: A Historical Journey through Art and Symbolism" Immerse yourself in the captivating world of defensive weapons as we explore a diverse collection of historical artifacts and imagery. From the majestic Imperial and Royal Crowns of Europe to the intricate public arms of Thetford, Tiverton, Warrington, Berwick-upon-Tweed, and Wisbech, each piece tells a unique story. Transporting us back to 1837, "Crossing the Divide or Thirsty Trappers Making a Rush for the River" depicts an intense scene captured on watercolor paper. The image showcases trappers relying on their defensive weapons while embarking on a daring rush towards the river. During World War II, Winston Churchill became an iconic figure with his machine gun in hand, cigar firmly clenched between his teeth and hat adorning his head. This black-and-white propaganda photograph symbolizes strength and resilience against adversity. Switzerland's coat of arms reveals its cantons' unity through vibrant lithography. Each emblem represents their commitment to defense throughout history - a testament to their unwavering spirit. Education institutions such as Mill Hill School and Merton College Oxford proudly display their mottoes alongside colorful lithographs. These symbols remind us that knowledge is indeed power when it comes to defending one's beliefs. Journey into Birmingham's past with J Westwood's trade card showcasing finely crafted guns and pistols. Engraved with precision, this artifact highlights how weaponry has evolved over time while remaining essential for self-defense. Travel even further back in time with an engraving depicting Vercingetorix surrendering before Julius Caesar at the Siege of Alesia in 52 BC. This powerful image captures both bravery and strategic defense during ancient conflicts. Denstone College embraces symbolism by proclaiming "Lignum Crucis Arbor Scientiae, " reminding students that wisdom can be found within every challenge they face – akin to the strength of a wooden cross.