Musket Collection (#2)

Musketeer, 1586, reign of King Henry III of France. Drawn and lithographed by Alexandre Massard after a portrait in
FLO4571496 Musketeer, 1586, reign of King Henry III of France. Drawn and lithographed by Alexandre Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres gallery portfolio IX 154 from Le Bibliophile Jacob

A Moroccan soldier on horseback attacking an enemy a, and Ali Bey traveling on horseback b
FLO4723202 A Moroccan soldier on horseback attacking an enemy a, and Ali Bey traveling on horseback b. Illustration by Michallon from (Domingo Badia y Leblich)

Miss Louise Perrin and Elvina in Le Pepetit Dragon by Eugene Scribe and Delestre-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville
FLO4562693 Miss Louise Perrin and Elvina in Le Pepetit Dragon by Eugene Scribe and Delestre-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville

A Russian soldier running the gauntlet
5616216 A Russian soldier running the gauntlet; (add.info.: Illustration of a Russian soldier running the gauntlet being led through a line of soldiers. Dated 19th Century)

A French 16th century musketeer. 19th century (engraving)
5669300 A French 16th century musketeer. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG

Man and woman of Albania. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More
FLO4721998 Man and woman of Albania. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Sharps Infantry Rifle
3481443 Sharps Infantry Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: Model 1859 Sharps Breech loading Infantry Rifle carried by Thomas Campbell, Company A, 9th Pennsylvania Reserves); © Don Troiani

Weapons used by the Mughal soldiers: scimitar, lance, axe and musket. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4623693 Weapons used by the Mughal soldiers: scimitar, lance, axe and musket. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer in battle
5893170 Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer in battle.; (add.info.: Skeleton of death aiming a dart at an officer leading his troops in battle. Death and the Warrior)

Chinese weapons or implements of war, Qing Dynasty. Halbert 1, scimitar 2, bows 3.4, quiver 5, crossbow 6
FLO4590606 Chinese weapons or implements of war, Qing Dynasty. Halbert 1, scimitar 2, bows 3.4, quiver 5, crossbow 6, crossbow darts 7, basketball of crossbow balls 8, musket 9, iron crook 10

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4859752 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859

Infantrymen during the reign of Philip IV and Charles II of Spain (1621-1700), 1851-59 (engraving)
CUL4861326 Infantrymen during the reign of Philip IV and Charles II of Spain (1621-1700), 1851-59 (engraving) by Spanish School, (19th century); Academia General Militar, Zaragoza

Uniform of the Royal Guard, reign of King Louis XVIII. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul
FLO4573076 Uniform of the Royal Guard, reign of King Louis XVIII. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

Uniform of the King's Bodyguard, Garde-du-corps de roi, Louis XVIII pf France
FLO4573074 Uniform of the King's Bodyguard, Garde-du-corps de roi, Louis XVIII pf France. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

Soldier of a Swiss Regiment in French Service about 1755- 1760
3032555 Soldier of a Swiss Regiment in French Service about 1755- 1760; Swiss National Museum, Zurich, Switzerland; (add.info)

German Ecuyer et ses compagnons, armes de muskets - German country squire and his companions armed with muskets
NWI4956658 German Ecuyer et ses compagnons, armes de muskets - German country squire and his companions armed with muskets.; (add.info.: German Ecuyer et ses compagnons)

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4859942 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4861356 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859. Infantrymen during the reign of Philip V of Spain

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4861311 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859

Cupid surveys the target
5893187 Cupid surveys the target.; (add.info.: Cupid surveys the target. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess Elizabeth from Thomas)

Cupid picks up his matchlock musket
5893184 Cupid picks up his matchlock musket.; (add.info.: Cupid picks up his matchlock musket. Assumes his firelock. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an)

The Lady Alice being attacked
5307587 The Lady Alice being attacked.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Lady Alice being attacked at Bambireh. Dated 19th century. 01/01/1850); Universal History Archive/UIG

English artillery: cannon with narrow muzzle like a musket, Chinese style culverine and large-bore cannon on wheels
FLO4590197 English artillery: cannon with narrow muzzle like a musket, Chinese style culverine and large-bore cannon on wheels

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

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4863791 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4859903 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859

Fez; Afrique du nord, 1914. Creator: Jules Gervais-Courtellemont
Fez; Afrique du nord, 1914. From "Grande Geographie Bong Illustree", 1914

Usant jusqu'a son dernier homme et son dernier mousquet, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Usant jusqu'a son dernier homme et son dernier mousquet, 19th century. Amputee and soldier with gun: Down to his last man and his last musket

The Colonial Exhibition: India, some native types, 1886. Creator: Unknown
The Colonial Exhibition: India, some native types, 1886. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper Volume 33. January to June, 1886"

Greek Soldiers on Guard, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Greek Soldiers on Guard, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Greek Light Infantry, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Greek Light Infantry, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Egyptian Artilleryman, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Egyptian Artilleryman, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Egyptian Infantry, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Egyptian Infantry, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Circassians of the Mountains, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Circassians of the Mountains, 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

Caucasian Prince in Military costume (Christian), 1854. Creator: Unknown
Caucasian Prince in Military costume (Christian), 1854. From "Cassells Illustrated Family Paper; London Weekly 31/12/1853 - 30/12/1854"

A Soldier Loading a Musket, "Ramme in Your Pouder", 1596/98. Creator: Jacques de Gheyn II
A Soldier Loading a Musket, "Ramme in Your Pouder", 1596/98

Gun, 1938. Creator: Eugene Bartz
Gun, 1938

Musketeer, 1587. Creator: Gheyn, Jacques (Jacob) de, the Younger (1565-1629)
Musketeer, 1587. Private Collection

Long land pattern musket or Brown Bess, 46 inch barrel, 1727 pattern (musket
5929994 Long land pattern musket or A Brown BessA, 46 inch barrel, 1727 pattern (musket, flintlock, Long land pattern 1727) by British School, (18th Century); National Army Museum

Long land pattern musket or Brown Bess, 46 inch barrel, 1727 pattern (musket
5929993 Long land pattern musket or A Brown BessA, 46 inch barrel, 1727 pattern (musket, flintlock, Long land pattern 1727) by British School, (18th Century); National Army Museum

Double-Barreled Flintlock Shotgun with Exchangeable Percussion Locks and Barrels, French, Versailles and Paris, ca. 1818-20; exchangeable percussion locks and barrels, dated 1860

Pair of Flintlock Pistols, British, London, ca. 1765. Creator: Henry Hadley
Pair of Flintlock Pistols, British, London, ca. 1765

Militia or Marine Pattern. 78 in flintlock musket, 1759
Militia or Marine Pattern.78 in flintlock musket, 1759; 42 in barrel, iron ramrod, no escutcheon or tail-pipe. Date: 1759

Matchlock Musket, Wien, c. 1640 / 60. Creator: Unknown
Matchlock Musket, Wien, c. 1640/60

Slut, the female pig trained to be a pointer-dog or gun-dog by Richard Toomer, gamekeeper to Sir Henry Mildmay
6337376 Slut, the female pig trained to be a pointer-dog or gun-dog by Richard Toomer, gamekeeper to Sir Henry Mildmay by English School, (19th century); (add.info.: Slut)

Infantry armour and weapons, 17th century. Breastplate, musket, arquebus, sabre, sword, halberd, helmet and lance. Copperplate engraving by N.C

Chinese artillery, QIng Dynasty
Chinese artillery: cannon with narrow muzzle like a musket, Chinese style culverine and large-bore cannon on wheels. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Andrea Freschi after Antoine Cardon

Uniform of the Kings Bodyguard, Garde-du-corps de roi, Louis XVIII pf France. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroixs Costumes Historiques de la France

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"The Musket: A Weapon of Revolution and Victory" From the battlefields of the Revolutionary War to the Napoleonic Wars, the musket stood as a symbol of strength and determination. Depicted in Howard Pyle's masterpiece "The Nation Makers, " it immortalizes the Battle of Brandywine, where brave soldiers fought for freedom. Dating back to the 16th century, an arquebusse was among its predecessors. This early firearm paved the way for advancements that would shape history. Laodicea Dicey Langston, a South Carolinian heroine depicted in a mezzotint by Tompkins Harrison Matteson, exemplified this weapon's power during her valiant defense against Loyalist troops. French uniforms during Napoleon's era showcased both style and functionality. As these soldiers marched into battle with their trusty muskets in hand, they embodied discipline and unity. Across continents, such as India, smoothbore muskets like Pattern 1858 played crucial roles in conflicts. These firearms became synonymous with resistance against oppression. In American history, no flag waved more proudly than the Pine Tree flag during the Revolution. It flew high above patriots armed with muskets and rifles from 1800 onwards - instruments that safeguarded liberty itself. Brigadier General John Stark commanded victorious American forces at Bennington while wielding his trusted musket. Alonzo Chappel's painting captured this historic moment forever etched into our collective memory. The first blow for liberty resounded through Lexington and Concord – events immortalized by A. H Ritchie's colored engraving from the 19th century. Muskets fired defiantly as colonists fought bravely against British tyranny. French soldiers donned distinctive uniforms throughout history; their attire reflected changing times but never diminished their reliance on reliable weaponry like muskets – weapons that shaped nations' destinies since time immemorial.