Pistol Collection (#3)

Scene from Things to Come, 1935 (b/w photo)
8672802 Scene from Things to Come, 1935 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from the science fiction film Things to Come)

I was sorry I was out when you looked in (colour litho)
8656526 I was sorry I was out when you looked in (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I was sorry I was out when you looked in)

The First Shot: scene on board a Japanese battleship going into action (litho)
8655642 The First Shot: scene on board a Japanese battleship going into action (litho) by Woodville, Richard Caton II (1856-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The First Shot)

Surrender of a Russian officer at the Battle of Shaho, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho)
8655570 Surrender of a Russian officer at the Battle of Shaho, Russo-Japanese War, 1904 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving)
8644853 The Industrial Arts during the Renaissance Period North of the Alps (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Soldier (colour litho)
8677599 Soldier (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldier.); Look and Learn / Barbara Loe Collection

G for gendarme (chromolitho)
8677322 G for gendarme (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: G for gendarme. Man in a gendarme's uniform with gun and sword)

Man out shooting with gun and dog, early 19th century (engraving)
8634803 Man out shooting with gun and dog, early 19th century (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man out shooting with gun and dog, early 19th century)

The Boatswain's Pipe (colour photo)
8668595 The Boatswain's Pipe (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Boatswain's Pipe)

Barton Hottentot Kat River Levy (pencil & oil on paper)
8833035 Barton Hottentot Kat River Levy (pencil & oil on paper) by Baines, Thomas (1820-75); 30x21.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Nelson and the bear, c.1806 (oil on oak panel)
7295328 Nelson and the bear, c.1806 (oil on oak panel) by Westall, Richard (1765-1836); 36.8x55.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The image shows a man from Khrumiria, Tunisia. The young man wears a traditional dress and is armed with a rifle
3568841 The image shows a man from Khrumiria, Tunisia. The young man wears a traditional dress and is armed with a rifle, a pistol and a dagger

Two gentlemen preparing to duel
5307864 Two gentlemen preparing to duel.; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting two quarrelling gentlemen preparing to duel to settle their argument. Dated 19th century)

The recovery of San Juan de Puerto Rico, 1634-35 (oil on canvas)
8682937 The recovery of San Juan de Puerto Rico, 1634-35 (oil on canvas) by Cajes, Eugenio (1574-1634) (attr.to); Prado, Madrid

English sailors boarding a warship, using a nocturnal lightning raid method, using small silent boats
MMM5478606 English sailors boarding a warship, using a nocturnal lightning raid method, using small silent boats, this method has the advantage of surprise but has the disadvantage of being

Napoleon Bonaparte forced to abdicate by Marshal Michel Ney who holds pistols to his head
FLO4608674 Napoleon Bonaparte forced to abdicate by Marshal Michel Ney who holds pistols to his head, while a Turk sharpens a scimitar outside

A tragic duel - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving)
ICA4950519 A tragic duel - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1913 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Nagorny accompanies Alexei the Tsarevich as he plays with friends (b/w photo)
5669327 Nagorny accompanies Alexei the Tsarevich as he plays with friends (b/w photo); Universal History Archive/UIG

Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes, French Navy, 1844 (print)
5912657 Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes, French Navy, 1844 (print); (add.info.: Uniform of a sailor in boarding clothes (matelot, costume d'abordage) French Navy, 1844

"Your money or your life", 1827 (litho)
7422877 "Your money or your life", 1827 (litho); (add.info.: Transport. "Your money or your life." Armed robbery of a stagecoach of the Messageries Royales in France)

The sinking of the People's Avenger during the Battle of 13 Prairial Year II (June 1, 1794), 1905 (engraving)
7312235 The sinking of the People's Avenger during the Battle of 13 Prairial Year II (June 1, 1794), 1905 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info)

Lieutenant Turner, & Boats Crew of the Ship Tea, made Prisoners, by the Ladrone Pirates (print)
7339227 Lieutenant Turner, & Boats Crew of the Ship Tea, made Prisoners, by the Ladrone Pirates (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 10.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Sir Robert Seppings, when a boy (1767-1840), c.1773 (oil on canvas)
7338053 Sir Robert Seppings, when a boy (1767-1840), c.1773 (oil on canvas) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 17.8x14 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

The campaign organized to establish Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878 at the end of
6867198 The campaign organized to establish Austro-Hungarian rule in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1878 at the end of the Russo-Turkish War (1877-1878) caused much local resistance

Harquebussier and pikeman, 1640. Pikeman in helmet and cuirass, doublet, breeches, boots, holding a pike
FLO4678609 Harquebussier and pikeman, 1640. Pikeman in helmet and cuirass, doublet, breeches, boots, holding a pike. Officer of pistoliers in cuirasset, doublet, breeches

Cavalry officer and pistolier, 1640. Officer with pistol in helmet and suit of armour with buckram skirt over his
FLO4678593 Cavalry officer and pistolier, 1640. Officer with pistol in helmet and suit of armour with buckram skirt over his thighs, boots and sash sword belt

World War I, Smith and Wesson Revolver
3501353 World War I, Smith and Wesson Revolver; Private Collection; (add.info.: Smith and Wesson.45 Caliber Army Revolver Model 1917); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

A duellist wounding his opponent in the ear, 1850
3478285 A duellist wounding his opponent in the ear, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a duellist wounding his opponent in the ear)

The battle of Vittoria
2613376 The battle of Vittoria.; (add.info.: Joseph Bonaparte's flight from the battle of Vittoria (Vitoria). 1815); GSinclair Archive/UIG

A gun used for throwing a line across to a stricken vessel, 1850
3331167 A gun used for throwing a line across to a stricken vessel, 1850; (add.info.: Engraving of a gun used for throwing a line across to a stricken vessel)

American Civil War, Soldier of Andrew's Sharpshooters
3028451 American Civil War, Soldier of Andrew's Sharpshooters; Private Collection; (add.info.: Soldier of Andrew's Sharpshooters, 15th Massachusetts Volunteers, armed with a target rifle)

Mahmoud, C Smirke up (b/w photo)
8671562 Mahmoud, C Smirke up (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mahmoud, C Smirke up. Mahmoud was the 1936 winner of the Derby)

Vouko Golouba, leader of the Uskoks of Rudina (engraving)
8676749 Vouko Golouba, leader of the Uskoks of Rudina (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vouko Golouba, leader of the Uskoks of Rudina, Croatia)

The Triumph of Hate (litho)
8664187 The Triumph of Hate (litho) by Forsyth, Gordon Mitchell (1879-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Triumph of Hate. Cartoon from Labour Leader, 1915)

I trust you won't think me abrupt (colour litho)
8655827 I trust you won't think me abrupt (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: I trust you won't think me abrupt)

First woman winner of the National Rifle Association's King's Prize, Bisley, 1930 (b/w photo)
8626449 First woman winner of the National Rifle Association's King's Prize, Bisley, 1930 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Miss M E Foster)

Pair of shotguns taken on the Franklin expedition, 1845-47 (steel, iron, brass, wood)
7295459 Pair of shotguns taken on the Franklin expedition, 1845-47 (steel, iron, brass, wood); 11x117x5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: They have walnut stocks)

Boy and girl in Bavarian costume (postcard)
7377749 Boy and girl in Bavarian costume (postcard); (add.info.: The boy is holding a rifle, the girl a beer tankard); © Arkivi UG All Rights Reserved

Lieut. Turner & boats crew of the ship Tea, made prisoners by the Ladrone Pirates, c.1800 (coloured aquatint)
7341674 Lieut. Turner & boats crew of the ship Tea, made prisoners by the Ladrone Pirates, c.1800 (coloured aquatint) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 17.8x25.9 cm; National Maritime Museum

Whale gun and harpon, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal)
MMM5476760 Whale gun and harpon, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Whale gun and harpon)

Engraving depicting the elephant Baba in the Tivoli gardens firing a pistol, 19th century
5308665 Engraving depicting the elephant Baba in the Tivoli gardens firing a pistol, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the elephant Baba in the Tivoli gardens firing a pistol)

Man firing a pistol, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891 (engraving)
3432527 Man firing a pistol, from The Strand Magazine, Vol I January to June, 1891 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Man firing a pistol, 19th century)

History. George Augustus Eliott, Lord Heathfield, and the siege of Gibraltar (1779-1783)
3433910 History. George Augustus Eliott, Lord Heathfield, and the siege of Gibraltar (1779-1783). Illustration inspired by the portrait of Joshua Reynolds (1787), England

The settling of a quarrel, 1850
3478313 The settling of a quarrel, 1850; (add.info.: Cartoon depicting the settling of a quarrel with pistols in London. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

A duel, 1850
3478286 A duel, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a duel, which was used to help settle quarrels. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Four Turkish men forging weapons in their workshop, 1890 (print on double-weight paper)
3566840 Four Turkish men forging weapons in their workshop, 1890 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: Turkey 1890 ca. Photographer: Albert); Alinari Archives, Florence

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

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"Pistol: A Symbol of Power, Adventure, and Infamy" In the dusty streets of a western town, a gunfight erupts as pistols blaze in the hands of fearless outlaws. The Welrod pistol whispers its deadly secrets amidst the chaos, leaving no trace behind. An artwork depicting the iconic Colt 45 hand-gun captures the essence of rugged individualism and lawlessness that defined an era. Pistols have come in various forms throughout history - from Colts Deringer pistol to Peacemaker revolvers - each with their own unique story to tell. The flintlock pistol used by fur traders symbolizes their resilience and resourcefulness in untamed lands. Long John Silver's trusted companion perched on his shoulder adds an air of mystery and adventure to this tale. It reminds us that pistols were not only tools for survival but also symbols of loyalty among pirates like Richard Worley, whose exploits struck fear into hearts across the seas. From battlefields like Naseby to encounters between notorious highwaymen such as Dick Turpin and Tom King, pistols played a pivotal role in shaping history. Engravings immortalize these daring moments when lives hung by a trigger's pull. Colt Guns and Rifles revolutionized firearms technology, making them more reliable companions for those who sought justice or wreaked havoc alike. N. C Wyeth's illustration for Treasure Island transports us back to thrilling escapades where treasure hunters faced peril at every turn. Rowdy cowboys relied on their trusty six-shooters during tumultuous times on wild frontiers. These gunslingers embodied both danger and heroism as they carved their names into legends that still echo today. Whether it be through tales of adventure or infamous deeds committed by pirates or cowboys, pistols remain timeless symbols representing power, freedom, and untamed spirits.