Projectile Collection (#2)

Japan, Type 97 fragmentation grenade
3035168 Japan, Type 97 fragmentation grenade; Private Collection; (add.info.: Japanese Type 97 fragmentation grenade brought back by a US Marine from Tinian.); © Don Troiani

Stand of grapeshot for a 3 -4lb Cannon
3032475 Stand of grapeshot for a 3 -4lb Cannon; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Revolution, Stand of quilted grapeshot for a 3 -4 lb Cannon); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2023

Electro-ballistic apparatus for measuring the speed of cannon-shot, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Electro-ballistic apparatus for measuring the speed of cannon-shot, 1864. Apparatus invented by Major Navez, of the Belgian Artillery

Lancaster's Oval Cannon, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Lancaster's Oval Cannon, 1854. Cannon with oval bore intended to project spherical case shot. 1. Horizontal Longitudinal Section of Gun. 2. Vertical Longitudinal Section of Gun. 3

Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714
Royal Air Force - Vickers Wellington GR Mk. XIV MP714. Seen fitted with chin-mounted ASV Mk. III radar, retractable Leigh Light in the Ventral turret position and RP-3 (from Rocket Projectile 3 inch)

13 inch mortar shell, American War of Independence, 1765-83 (metal)
3429546 13 inch mortar shell, American War of Independence, 1765-83 (metal) by French School, (18th century); diam: 33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A guns collector holds a 7. 65 caliber bullet in his house in Bordeaux
A guns collector holds a 7.65 caliber bullet in his house in Bordeaux, France, March 19, 2018. REUTERS/Regis Duvignau

Royal Naval Exhibition in 1891, London, The Projectile Company Ltd

Stand of the Projectile Company Ltd at the Royal Naval Exhibition in 1891

Demonstrating the force of a projectile from 110 ton Elswick Gun, Royal Naval Exhibition of 1891 in London

Royal Navy sailors ramming home a projectile probably 1930s

Royal Navy Ramming home a projectile

Middle Ages. Wood mantlet on wheels. Engraving by Serra
Middle Ages. Mantlet. Large shield or portable shelter used for stopping projectiles. Wood mantlet on wheels. Engraving by Serra. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2020

Medieval war machine. Catapult. Parabolic motion machine, used to launch long-distance projectiles. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Ballista. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration
Ancient Age. Ballista or bolt thrower, ancient missile weapon. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Roman weapon. Onager. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883
Onager. It was an imperial Roman torsion powered siege engine. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration. Date: 2019

Des Canons, Des Munitions (colour litho)
2797031 Des Canons, Des Munitions (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Des Canons, Des Munitions. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

The Tests of the Gathmann Gun (b / w photo)
1628725 The Tests of the Gathmann Gun (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Tests of the Gathmann Gun)

The first torpedo, invented by Robert Fulton (1765-1815) blows up the Danish brig
PNP248804 The first torpedo, invented by Robert Fulton (1765-1815) blows up the Danish brig Dorothee, in the Bay of Walmer, 1805 (engraving) by American School

The British Royal Horse Artillery - Rocket Troop, 1835 (colour litho)
810269 The British Royal Horse Artillery - Rocket Troop, 1835 (colour litho) by Heath, William (1795-1840); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; English, out of copyright

Crossbow of Elector Augustus I of Saxony with winding mechanism and three bolts, c
490875 Crossbow of Elector Augustus I of Saxony with winding mechanism and three bolts, c.1553-73 (wood, bone, flax, steel & wool) by German School, (16th century); Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Crossbow bolts, 16th to 17th century (wood, leather & steel)
490881 Crossbow bolts, 16th to 17th century (wood, leather & steel) by German School; 37.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance; out of copyright

Model reconstruction of da Vincis design for a catapult (wood, metal & string)
XOT366474 Model reconstruction of da Vincis design for a catapult (wood, metal & string) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Design from the Codex Atlanticus)

The 38cm Grenade is loaded into its tube (b / w photo)
STC406118 The 38cm Grenade is loaded into its tube (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: with the introduction of the light 38 caliber)

Experiments with the 38-Ton "Thunderer"Gun (engraving)
1045182 Experiments with the 38-Ton " Thunderer" Gun (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Experiments with the 38-Ton " Thunderer" Gun)

Autour de la Lune ( Round the Moon ). The moon-projectile returns to its home-planet. Date: 1870

Siege catapults, 1842. Artist: Friedrich Martin von Reibisch
Siege catapults, 1842. A mangonel throwing a projectile of Greek fire (left) and a trebuchet (right). Plate from A History of the Development and Customs of Chivalry, by Dr Franz Kottenkamp

B-29 Superfortress dropping Little Boy atomic bomb over Hiroshima
The Enola Gay B-29 Superfortress dropping Little Boy atomic bomb over Hiroshima during World War II

A projectile from an A 52 foot Krupp cannon, shown in comparison with a soldier. From Ilustracion Artistica, published 1887

A 52 foot Krupp cannon shown in comparison with a German field piece. From Ilustracion Artistica, published 1887

Captain Burtons Carbine Pistol And Projectile. From The Book The Life Of Captain Sir Richard Burton, Volume I, By His Wife Isabel Burton, Published 1893

Catapult used by Roman army during its military campaigns. Colored engraving. 19th century

Certificate of Appreciation (Sep 1916 to Dec 1918), National Projectile Factory, Templeborough
Awarded to Frances L. Dickinson (5508) (Born 1898) during the Great War as a Machinist (Nobbing). Original at Sheffield Local Studies Library: MP 6485 M

An F-16 Fighting Falcon releases two GBU-12 laser guided bombs
A 56th Fighter Wing F-16 Fighting Falcon from Luke Air Force Base, Arizona, releases two GBU-12 laser guided bombs during a training mission

A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface missile is launched from the aircraft carrier USS George H
June 24, 2010 - A RIM-7 Sea Sparrow surface missile is launched from the aircraft carrier USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) while underway in the Pacific Ocean. George H.W

British Army 81mm mortar rounds in their containers stacked

AIM-9L Sidewinder missile and GBU-12 Laser-Guided Bomb loaded on a CF-18 Hornet
AIM-9L Sidewinder missile and GBU-12 Laser-Guided Bomb loaded on a Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Hornet on the airbase at Trapani, Sicily, during Operation Unified Protector

AH-64D Apache Longbow Hydra 70 rockets in its pod
AH-64D Apache Longbow 2.75-inch Hydra 70 rockets in its pod, Tikrit, Iraq

A GBU-24 laser-guided bomb on a F-16 aircraft

An F-16 Fighting Falcon releases a GBU-38 JDAM during a test mission
An F-16 Fighting Falcon from the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Test Center releases a GBU-31 JDAM during to a test mission

U. S. Marines fire an M252 81mm mortar system
June 8, 2011 - U.S. Marines fire an M252 81mm mortar system during a live-fire exercise as part of Sea Breeze 2011 in Odessa, Ukraine

WORLD WAR I: MORTAR. The British ML 9. 45 inch Heavy Trench Mortar, called the Flying Pig
WORLD WAR I: MORTAR. The British ML 9.45 inch Heavy Trench Mortar, called the Flying Pig, used during World War I. Phototgraph, 1914-1918

VERNE: EARTH TO MOON. The arrival of the projectile at Stones Hill. Engraved illustration from a 19th century edition of Jules Vernes From Earth to the Moon

Engine for throwing stones, (1870). A wood engraving from a miniature showing a medieval device for launching projectiles, from the Chevalier au Cygne in the Bibliotheque Imperiale, Paris

370 Mortar in Action, 1918, (1926). Artist: Henry Cheffer
370 Mortar in Action, 1918, (1926). French artillerymen operating a large mortar. Mortars are muzzle-loaded weapons that fire shells at a lower velocity

Roman soldiers: stone slingers and their equipment, 1605. Three men all carrying short hand slings, while on ground are sling sticks which gave the missiles greater impetus

Gunner firing a cannon, 1561. The path of the projectile is shown according to Aristotelian physics. Since he believed that no body could undertake more than one motion at a time

Launcher, Blacker Bombard
4 in spigot Blacker Bombard with dummy projectile and fired cartridge. Probably a prototype

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"From Medieval Warfare to Modern Missiles: The Evolution of the Projectile" Bristol 156 Beaufighter - Flown by Coastal Command with Deadly Precision Unleashing Destruction: Brimstone Air-to-Ground Missile on a Triple Launcher Consolidated Liberator GRV FL927 / G: A Flying Arsenal of Projectiles Inspired by Jules Verne's Flight to the Moon, The Projectile Takes Center Stage Blast from the Past: Royal Naval Exhibition in 1891 Showcases "The Projectile" Cutting-Edge Innovation at the Stand of The Projectile Company Ltd, Royal Exhibition Demonstrating Raw Power: Witnessing the Force of a Projectile from 110 Yards Away. Into Battle: Royal Navy Sailors Ramming Home a Projectile, Captured in Timeless Photographs (1930s) Relentless Force and Precision: Royal Navy Ramming Home a Lethal Projectile Ancient Warfare Unveiled: Middle Ages' Wood Mantlet on Wheels - Engraving by Serra Catapults and Parabolic Motion Machines: Exploring Medieval War Machines Ballista Revealed.