Guns Collection (page 100)

The Gatling Gun as used in the British Navy, c1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]

Sergeants, the Rifle Brigade. c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars, (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Ruins near Machaerus, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

Convent of Elijah. Bedouins shooting, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

Behind The Rough Breastworks Lay The Michigan Men, 1902. The Morgans Raid, (11 June - 26 July 1863), episode of the American Civil War. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

Mexican Filibusters, 1870, (1902). The Texas Revolution (1835-1836), fought between the Mexican Province of Texas and Mexican Government. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

Sprang Out of the Morass and Flew at the Throats of the Renowned Riflemen, 1902. Episode of the War of 1812, (1812-1815), fought between the United States of America and the British Empire

The Union Brigade Capturing the French Guns at Waterloo, 1902. Artist: William Barnes Wollen
The Union Brigade Capturing the French Guns at Waterloo, 1902. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. I. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902]

Infantry in War Kit, 1902. Artist: William Gregory & Co
Infantry in War Kit, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III. [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1902.]

Howitzer on a Railway Truck, 1902. Artist: William Gregory & Co
Howitzer on a Railway Truck, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

General Snyman, 1902. General Jacobus Philippus Snyman, (1838-1925), officer during the Second Boer War (1899-1902). From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

Rifle Brigade Practising Hill Climbing with Maxim, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

It Became Necessary To Make A Stand, 1902. Artist: GB
It Became Necessary To Make A Stand, 1902. The Battle of Maipu was a battle fought near Santiago, Chile on April 5, 1818 between South American rebels and Spanish royalists

Boer Telegraphists at Tea, 1900. A photograph taken during the Siege of Kimberley, which took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley, Cape Colony (present-day South Africa)

American troops disembark onto the sands of Normandy, 1944. (Colorised black and white print). (Colorised black and white print)

The Guards Brigade on the march to Kroonstadt, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Guards Brigade on the march to Kroonstadt, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail. (Colorised black and white print)

Maxim machine gun, c1895. The engineer Hiram Maxim developed the first fully automatic machine gun (1884) which he offered to the United States War and Navy departments

Campos, 1895. Artist: Francisco Henszler
Campos, 1895. From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]

Indios Coroados, 1895. Artist: Francisco Henszler
Indios Coroados, 1895. From Sao Paulo by Gustavo Koenigswald. [S. Paulo, 1895]

The Women Loaded the Empty Guns, 1909. Armed conflict, first with the Matabele people under Mzilikazi in the area which was to become the Transvaal, then against the Zulus under Dingane

1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
1820 Settlers and their Boer Convoys, 1909. From Romance of Empire - South Africa by Ian D. Colwin. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, 1909]

Simon van der Stel and the Rhinoceros, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
Simon van der Stel and the Rhinoceros, 1909. Simon van der Stel (1639-1712) was the last Commander and first Governor of the Cape Colony

A Large Lion sprung upon one of the Men, 1909. Artist: Joseph Ratcliffe Skelton
A Large Lion sprung upon one of the Men, 1909. From Romance of Empire - South Africa by Ian D. Colwin. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, London, 1909]

Relics Associated with Henry VIII, 1882, (1886). Artists: Robert Anderson, Charles Lawrie
Relics Associated with Henry VIII, 1882, (1886). After J. L. Williams. From Illustration of English and Scottish History, Volume I by Thomas Archer

Theodore Roosevelt, American soldier and politician, c1898. Roosevelt (1858-1919) in what is supposedly the uniform of Roosevelts Roughriders

O. H. M. S, O. H. O. S. (on his own), O. H. M. S. 1916
O.H.M.S, O.H.O.S. (on his own), O.H.M.S. 1916. Printed by Shackell, Edwards & Co. Ltd. From The British Printer Vol. XXIX. [Raithby, Lawrence & Co. Ltd, London and Leicester, 1916]

The Soldier and the Bear, 1901. Artist: Edward Henry Wehnert
The Soldier and the Bear, 1901. Bearskin is a fairy tale collected by the Brothers Grimm. From Grimms Household Stories collected by the Brothers Grimm

Military Police: A machine gun section, 1914. From The Beautiful Rio De Janeiro by Alured Gray Bell. [William Heinemann, London, 1914]

Inside the Barbette of a Battleship showing the opened breech of a 13 5 inch gun, 1914. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War - 1914, Vol. I.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1914]

British soldiers on a wrecked Turkish gun, 1915. The Gallipoli Campaign, also known as the Dardanelles Campaign, the Battle of Gallipoli or the Battle of Canakkale was a campaign of World War I that

British 18-Pounder Gun, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

Artillery recruits having the mechanism of an 18-pounder explained to them, 1915. From The Manchester Guardian History of the War Vol. III - 1915.. [John Heywood Ltd, London, 1915]

L Attente, 1857, (c1915). Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
L Attente, 1857, (c1915). From Famous Pictures of the World, c1900

Elephant Kraaling in Ceylon Towards the Stockade, c1890, (1910). Artist: Alfred William Amandus Plate
Elephant Kraaling in Ceylon Towards the Stockade, c1890, (1910). From The Hundred Best Views of Ceylon. [Plate Ltd, Colombo, Kandy & Nuwara Eliya, 1910]

Bizcachas, c1885, (1890). Artist: Robert Taylor Pritchett
Bizcachas, c1885, (1890). From Journal of Researchers into the Natural History and Geology of the Countries Visited during the Voyage of H.M.S

Lenin reviews the 11th group of graduates of the First Moscow Soviet Machine-Gun Commander School in the Kremlin Moscow, May 12, 1920. From. by. [, London, .]

Present (as a Rear Rank), 1798 (1909). Artist: Thomas Rowlandson
Present (as a Rear Rank), 1798 (1909). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Light Infantry Man (1791), 1791 (1909). Artist: Francois David Soiron
Light Infantry Man (1791), 1791 (1909). After Henry William Bunbury (1750-1811). From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

1st or Grenadier Regiment of Guards in 1815, 1909. After B. Clayton. From British Military Prints, by Ralph Nevill. [The Connoisseur, London, 1909]

Infante Don Baltasar Carlos, (Prince Balthasar Charles as a Hunter), 1635-1636, (c1934). Artist: Diego Velasquez
Infante Don Baltasar Carlos, (Prince Balthasar Charles as a Hunter), 1635-1636, (c1934). King Phillip IV commissioned Velazquez to paint a series of portraits on the theme of the hunt

Addressing the Crew of H. M. S. Exeter on their return from the sinking of the Graf Spee at the b
Addressing the Crew of H.M.S. Exeter on their return from the sinking of the Graf Spee at the battle of the River Plate, 1940 (1955)

Who am I! I m the Mistress of this ere ouse, and this is the young Squire!, 1865. Artist: John Leech
Who am I! I m the Mistress of this ere ouse, and this is the young Squire!, 1865. From Mr. Facey Romfords Hounds, by Robert Smith Surtees. [Bradbury and Evans, London, 1865]

The Foreign Prince distinguishes himself, 1860. Artist: John Leech
The Foreign Prince distinguishes himself, 1860. From Plain or Ringlets?, by Robert Smith Surtees. [Bradbury and Evans, London, 1860]

A Swivel-Gun Bearer from Rajputana, 1903. Artist: Mortimer L Menpes
A Swivel-Gun Bearer from Rajputana, 1903. Also known as the Imperial Durbar, the Delhi Durbar was held three times, in 1877, 1903, and 1911

Colour-Sergeant, The Connaught Rangers, c1880. Artist: Gregory & Co
Colour-Sergeant, The Connaught Rangers, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Dabulamanzi, one of the Zulu Leaders at Isandhlwana and Ghingilovo, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From a photograph. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol

Colour-Sergeant, The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, c1880. Artist: Gregory & Co
Colour-Sergeant, The Queens Own Cameron Highlanders, c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Sergeant, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), c1880. Artist: Gregory & Co
Sergeant, The Cameronians (Scottish Rifles), c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

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