Guns Collection (#97)

Cockney Sportsmen Finding, Part 1. Morning, 1800. Three cits discovering a hare crouching by a tree and discussing ways of killing it

Cockney-sportsmen re-charging, 1800. Artist: James Gillray
Cockney-sportsmen re-charging, 1800. A young cit standing legs astride negligently using a ramrod. His companion is leaning against a fence gnawing chicken voraciously

Cockney-sportsmen shooting flying, 1800. Artist: James Gillray
Cockney-sportsmen shooting flying, 1800. A young cit leaping a low paling, firing at a flight of birds, whilst his fat friend, checked by a low stile, is trying to catch his hat

The fourteenth of September or, City sportsmen, 1798. Seven scenes lampooning the antics of city men in the country when shooting

Battle Piece, c1807-c1868. Artist: Abraham Cooper
Battle Piece, c1807-c1868

Elizabethan soldier shot, c1843-c1891. Artist: Charles Samuel Keene
Elizabethan soldier shot, c1843-c1891; showing the soldier reeling backwards from his post, injured. He grasps the wall with one hand and his weapon in the other

Loyal London Volunteers, 1804. A handwriting broadsheet showing the Loyal London Volunteers embarking from Blackfriars Bridge for a grand field day

Military figure in the uniform of the Royal Westminster Regiment of Volunteers, c1800

Military figure in the uniform of the Bloomsbury and Inns of Court Association, 1803

Military figure in the uniform of the Honourable Artillery Company, 1803

Military figure in the uniform of the eleventh regiment of the Loyal London Volunteers, 1804

Soldier of the third regiment of the Loyal London Volunteers, 1800
Soldier of the third regiment of the Loyal London Volunteers, c1800

Military figure in the uniform of the fifth regiment of the Loyal London Volunteers, c1800

Military figure wearing the uniform of the tenth regiment of Loyal London Volunteers, 1804

Military figure wearing an unidentified volunteer uniform, c1800

Soldier of the second regiment of Loyal London Volunteers, c1800. Artist: R Page
Soldier of the second regiment of Loyal London Volunteers, c1800

Military figure wearing the uniform of the first regiment of Loyal London Volunteers, 1797

Member of the battalion in the Bank Volunteers, holding a rifle with a bayonet attached, 1799

Member of the light infantry in the Bank Volunteers, holding a rifle with a bayonet attached, 1799

Grenadier in the Bank Volunteers, holding a rifle with a bayonet attached, 1799. Artist
Grenadier in the Bank Volunteers, holding a rifle with a bayonet attached, 1799

Member of the Bank of England Light Infantry holding a rifle, 1799

Farrington Ward Without Volunteer holding a rifle, 1798

Member of the Aldgate Ward Association holding a rifle, 1798

Hackney Volunteer firing a rifle, 1798

Royal Procession of King William III, 1688. Artist: Romeyn de Hooghe
King William III entering London, near St James, 18 December, 1688. Courtiers on foot and on horseback surround the King, some bowing before him, guns are fired and flags waved

Destruction of the furious elephant at Exeter Change, 1826. Depicts Chunee, an elephant weighing 5 tons and an exhibit at Edward Crosss menagerie in Exeter Change

Akalees, (Indian warriors), 1844. Artist: Lowes Dickinson
Akalees, (Indian warriors), 1844. Bearded Indian men in traditional costume with curl-toed shoes, rings round their necks and elaborate headdresses. Two of the men hold decorated rifles

Cockney Sportsmen, London, 1800. Artist: James Gillray
Cockney Sportsmen, London, 1800. View of a young city gent advancing towards the carcass of a horse beset by many crows. His gun which is reversed, goes off peppering the posterior of his fat friend

Rifle shooting lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908
Musket lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908. Three boys firing muskets down a firing range from the prone position, supervised by a teacher and an army sergeant

First Adventure of Gil Blas, 1892. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
First Adventure of Gil Blas, 1892

Happiness, 1799. Artist: Thomas Burke
Happiness, 1799. Allegorical image showing the figure of Happiness seated and surrounded by cherubs and attributes. One of four engravings made from frescos by JF Rigaud, R.A

Shooting party with a 1928 Talbot 14 / 45. Artist: Bill Brunell
Talbot 14/45 1928 1665 cc. Vehicle Reg. No. XV3542.. Place:

Shooting party. Artist: Bill Brunell
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Shooting gallery at the amusement park, Coney Island, New York, USA, early 1930s

The Matabele War, 1893 (1901)
The Matabele War, 1893, (1901). Attack on the laager of wagons on the Imbembezi River, 1 November. The First Matabele War was fought in 1893 between the British South Africa Company and the Ndebele

State troops to the rescue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 9 September 1919. Artist
State troops to the rescue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1919. A Company going on duty during the citys Police Strike, which broke out on 9 September 1919

German soldiers manning a machine gun, World War I, c1914-c1918

Young Red Guards, Russia, c1917-c1923(?). The original Red Guards were armed groups of workers controlled by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution

A patrol hunting down suspects following the revolt at Vyborg, Russia, early 20th century. Vyborg is on the outskirts of St Petersburg

Japanese soldier making a telephone call, Russo-Japanese War, c1904-c1905. Artist
Japanese soldier making a telephone call, Russo-Japanese War, c1904-c1905. A Japanese soldier reporting the situation by telephone to Western journalists

A message for the Hun, France, World War I, 1916. British artillerymen loading a gun with a shell on which the message a busting time this Christmas has been painted

Feeding the guns and upsetting the Huns, France, World War I, 1916. Soldiers handling artillery shells during the Somme Offensive of July-November 1916. A field gun is on the other side of the road

Pulling a big gun with a twelve horse team and the help of the gun crew, France, World War I, 1916. During the Battle of the Somme

A heavy howitzer, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916

Manoeuvring a big gun in the mud, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916. Artist
Manoeuvring a big gun in the mud, Somme campaign, France, World War I, 1916

German machine-gun emplacement destroyed by British artillery fire, France, World War I, 1916. During the Battle of the Somme

Australian machine-gunners returning from the trenches, France, World War I, 1916. During the Somme campaign

A view of a British trench, Ovillers, France, World War I, 1916. Men of the 11th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, during the Battle of the Somme

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