Firearm Collection (#6)

M1843 United States Navy Box lock Percussion Pistol
3031159 M1843 United States Navy Box lock Percussion Pistol ; Private Collection; © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

English Doglock Blunderbuss circa 1690-1710
3031029 English Doglock Blunderbuss circa 1690-1710; Private Collection; (add.info.: English Doglock Blunderbuss circa 1690-1710); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Package of cartridges for.577 British Enfield Rifle
3027497 Package of cartridges for.577 British Enfield Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: Package of cartridges for.577 British Enfield Rifle); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Detail of open breech on 4th model Burnside carbine
3028367 Detail of open breech on 4th model Burnside carbine; Private Collection; (add.info.: Detail of open breech on 4th model Burnside carbine); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

1859 Sharps breech loading infantry rifle with stud for saber bayonet
3028292 1859 Sharps breech loading infantry rifle with stud for saber bayonet; Private Collection; (add.info.: 1859 Sharps breech loading infantry rifle with stud for saber bayonet)

Arsenal Cone conversion of US Model 1822 Musket
3028246 Arsenal Cone conversion of US Model 1822 Musket; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Arsenal Cone conversion of US Model 1822 Musket); © Don Troiani

Sharps Model 1853 breech loading carbine
3028245 Sharps Model 1853 breech loading carbine; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Sharps Model 1853 breech loading carbine)

Savage.36 caliber Navy Revolver
3028202 Savage.36 caliber Navy Revolver; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Savage.36 caliber Navy Revolver); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Colt Pocket model revolver and holster
3028201 Colt Pocket model revolver and holster; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Colt model 1849 Pocket revolver and holster, .31 caliber.); © Don Troiani

Model 1855 Pistol Carbine
3028198 Model 1855 Pistol Carbine; New York State Military Museum, Saratoga Springs, NY, USA; (add.info.: United States Civil War)

Sharps m1859 breech loading carbine with brass mountings
3028190 Sharps m1859 breech loading carbine with brass mountings; Private Collection; (add.info.: Sharps m1859 breech loading carbine with brass mountings); © Don Troiani

Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving)
DUV4220614 Capital letters Plate in "Picturesque alphabet or New informative and picturesque alphabet", 1892 (engraving); 27x17.5 cm; (add.info)

Hunting
DUV4217212 Hunting; 31x24 cm; (add.info.: I can read (Methodic and fun alphabet by a dad) - abecedary comprising a reading method and an illustrious alphabet); Photo © Duvallon

Letter J: A superb pipe: we smoke at home, and in the mouth we have the J, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214921 Letter J: A superb pipe: we smoke at home, and in the mouth we have the J, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Turkish troops crossing the Shipka Pass, Bulgaria, 1877-1878 (litho)
8664027 Turkish troops crossing the Shipka Pass, Bulgaria, 1877-1878 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkish troops crossing the Shipka Pass, Bulgaria)

Roping a Colt (b/w photo)
8644651 Roping a Colt (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roping a Colt)

Hunter with greyhounds (engraving)
8649570 Hunter with greyhounds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunter with greyhounds)

Soldiers, c.1892 (oil on panel)
XOS5883258 Soldiers, c.1892 (oil on panel) by Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard (1848-1912); 20.7x17.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Edouard Detaille)

Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo)
8635882 Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank)

Woman - Ever Unreasonable (litho)
8655434 Woman - Ever Unreasonable (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman - Ever Unreasonable, 1904)

Pair of honor pistols offered to General Desaix, 1701-1799
5944671 Pair of honor pistols offered to General Desaix, 1701-1799; Musee-Hotel Bertrand, Chateauroux, France; (add.info)

Catalan rebels attacks in Cambrils, Spain, 19th century (engraving)
AIS5334492 Catalan rebels attacks in Cambrils, Spain, 19th century (engraving); Museo del Romanticismo, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spain. Carlist War: Catalan rebels attacks in Cambrils, Spain)

The young Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), while taking part in an expedition to the North Pole in 1773
MMM5484995 The young Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), while taking part in an expedition to the North Pole in 1773, he fought a polar bear on the ice, while his gun was jammed

Whale harpon and its rope, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal)
MMM5476751 Whale harpon and its rope, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Whale harpon and its rope)

British ship of 20 guns, showing rigging and a ship's boat, and a separate view of the stern, c.1780 (watercolour)
7341875 British ship of 20 guns, showing rigging and a ship's boat, and a separate view of the stern, c.1780 (watercolour, pen & ink ) by Gwyn

History of the Pirates...of all nations. The Buccaneers of South America, 1836 (print)
7295354 History of the Pirates...of all nations. The Buccaneers of South America, 1836 (print) by British School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Landing at Erramanga (Eromanga), one of the New Hebrides, 18th century (oil on panel)
7295302 Landing at Erramanga (Eromanga), one of the New Hebrides, 18th century (oil on panel) by Hodges, William (1744-97); 22.9x45.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

A Group of Gallant Soldiers around a Fire, 1949 (oil on canvas)
989136 A Group of Gallant Soldiers around a Fire, 1949 (oil on canvas) by Filla, Emil (1882-1953); 195.3x154.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Group of Gallant Soldiers around a Fire)

The Bandit Hunt - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950407 The Bandit Hunt - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Soldier of the Red Army, c.1920 (poster)
8698336 Soldier of the Red Army, c.1920 (poster) by Spassky, Vassili (1873-1924); (add.info.: History. Russia (USSR). "Comrade, watch the bridges." Soldier of the Red Army before a bridge

Colomba brings two men armed with rifles into his house, 1940 (illustration)
8683016 Colomba brings two men armed with rifles into his house, 1940 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Starr Breech Loading Carbine
3481446 Starr Breech Loading Carbine; Private Collection; (add.info.: Starr Breech Loading Carbine); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Confederate Ashville Rifle
3481442 Confederate Ashville Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: Confederate, North Carolina, Ashville, Percussion Rifle lock plate detail); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

French Model 1728 Infantry Musket
3032041 French Model 1728 Infantry Musket; Private Collection; (add.info.: French Model 1728 Infantry Musket used in the American Revolution as captured arms from the French and Indian War)

Colt Patterson Belt Model No 2 Revolver
3031412 Colt Patterson Belt Model No 2 Revolver; Museum of Connecticut History, Hartford, CT. USA; (add.info.: Mexican -American War, Colt Patterson Belt Model No 2 Revolver); © Don Troiani

Regimental markings of the 2nd New Hampshire Battalion on a French musket
3031305 Regimental markings of the 2nd New Hampshire Battalion on a French musket; Private Collection; (add.info.: Regimental markings of the 2nd New Hampshire Battalion on an imported French musket)

Musketeer with matchlock musket circa 1640-50
3030861 Musketeer with matchlock musket circa 1640-50; Private Collection; (add.info.: Musketeer with matchlock musket circa 1640-50); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Commercial military musket made by Wilson of London
3031464 Commercial military musket made by Wilson of London; Private Collection; (add.info.: Commercial military musket made by Wilson of London before the war for sale to various Colonies such as)

United States, Kentucky Style Pistol By Kunz Circa 1815-20
3031927 United States, Kentucky Style Pistol By Kunz Circa 1815-20; Private Collection; (add.info.: War of 1812, United States)

Colt Manufactured Combination Revolver Cutlass
3031653 Colt Manufactured Combination Revolver Cutlass; Museum of Connecticut History, Hartford, CT. USA; (add.info.: Colt Manufactured Combination Revolver Cutlass); © Don Troiani

Committee of Safety flintlock musket made by Jesse Curtis, Connecticut
3031342 Committee of Safety flintlock musket made by Jesse Curtis, Connecticut; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Committee of Safety flintlock musket made by Jesse Curtis of Waterbury)

Lock detail of Pennsylvania rifle inscribed Liberty or Death
3031259 Lock detail of Pennsylvania rifle inscribed Liberty or Death; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lock detail of Pennsylvania rifle inscribed Liberty or Death); © Don Troiani

Henry 16 shot Repeating Rifle
3033177 Henry 16 shot Repeating Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Henry 16 shot Repeating Rifle used in the Atlanta Campaign by a soldier of the 66th Illinois)

Germany, Mauser Model 1914 semi-automatic pistol
3032686 Germany, Mauser Model 1914 semi-automatic pistol; Private Collection; (add.info.: World War I, Germany, Mauser Model 1914 semi-automatic pistol); © 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

United States, Thompson M1A1 Submachine Gun
3033602 United States, Thompson M1A1 Submachine Gun; Private Collection; (add.info.: WW2 American Thompson M1A1 Submachine Gun); © 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

British India pattern musket marked to the 7th Regiment of Foot-Royal Fusiliers
3036459 British India pattern musket marked to the 7th Regiment of Foot-Royal Fusiliers; Private Collection; (add.info.: War of 1812)

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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.