Rifle Collection (#8)

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)

An Appeal to You, 1915 (colour litho)
5925474 An Appeal to You, 1915 (colour litho); National Army Museum, London; (add.info.: Colour photolithograph recruiting poster published by the Parliamentary Recruitment Committee as poster No)

Mafeking £1 banknote
5306724 Mafeking £1 banknote; (add.info.: Mafeking £1 banknote. Lord Baden-Powell who commanded the forces at the siege of Mafeking)

Meriwether Lewis shoots a Native American for disobedience, Corps of Discovery expedition
NWI4712736 Meriwether Lewis shoots a Native American for disobedience, Corps of Discovery expedition.; (add.info.: Meriwether Lewis shoots a Native American for disobedience)

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

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of
CUL4878230 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of Spain. 1828. Foot Guards (19th c). Engraving. SPAIN

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4861394 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859

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

Franco Prussian War, Prussian infantry armed with Dreyse needle guns about 1870
3030015 Franco Prussian War, Prussian infantry armed with Dreyse needle guns about 1870; Private Collection; (add.info.: Franco Prussian War)

The Prince of Wales riding an elephant while participating in a tiger hunt, in India
3567180 The Prince of Wales riding an elephant while participating in a tiger hunt, in India, 1864 (print on double-weight paper); (add.info.: India 1864 Photographer: Murray)

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

Letter J: A superb pipe: we smoke at home, and in the mouth we have the J, 1861 (engraving)
DUV4214921 Letter J: A superb pipe: we smoke at home, and in the mouth we have the J, 1861 (engraving); (add.info.: "ABC Trim, Alphabet enchante" Texts of "Trim")

Turkish troops crossing the Shipka Pass, Bulgaria, 1877-1878 (litho)
8664027 Turkish troops crossing the Shipka Pass, Bulgaria, 1877-1878 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Turkish troops crossing the Shipka Pass, Bulgaria)

Roping a Colt (b/w photo)
8644651 Roping a Colt (b/w photo) by Australian Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Roping a Colt)

Hunter with greyhounds (engraving)
8649570 Hunter with greyhounds (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunter with greyhounds)

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of St Quentin, January 1871. Hand-to-hand fighting between French (right)
530569 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Battle of St Quentin, January 1871. Hand-to-hand fighting between French (right) and Prussian (left) troops. Wood engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. A Landwehr regiment of the Prussian army on the march led by drummer
530567 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. A Landwehr regiment of the Prussian army on the march led by drummer. Wood engraving, September 1870.; Universal History Archive/UIG

President Cleveland wearing military uniform, 1896
1576828 President Cleveland wearing military uniform, 1896; (add.info.: "Give it another twist, Grover - we're all with you)

Daylight at Last! Henry Morton Stanley (1840-1904)
864782 Daylight at Last! Henry Morton Stanley (1840-1904); (add.info.: Daylight at Last! Henry Morton Stanley (1840-1904) born John Rowlands at Denbigh, Wales

Soldiers, c.1892 (oil on panel)
XOS5883258 Soldiers, c.1892 (oil on panel) by Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard (1848-1912); 20.7x17.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Edouard Detaille)

Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo)
8635882 Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank)

Woman - Ever Unreasonable (litho)
8655434 Woman - Ever Unreasonable (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman - Ever Unreasonable, 1904)

Advance guard soldiers on snow skis in a shooting and marching exercise
3568732 Advance guard soldiers on snow skis in a shooting and marching exercise by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Asiago 1920-1930 ca)

Pair of honor pistols offered to General Desaix, 1701-1799
5944671 Pair of honor pistols offered to General Desaix, 1701-1799; Musee-Hotel Bertrand, Chateauroux, France; (add.info)

Catalan rebels attacks in Cambrils, Spain, 19th century (engraving)
AIS5334492 Catalan rebels attacks in Cambrils, Spain, 19th century (engraving); Museo del Romanticismo, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spain. Carlist War: Catalan rebels attacks in Cambrils, Spain)

The young Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), while taking part in an expedition to the North Pole in 1773
MMM5484995 The young Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), while taking part in an expedition to the North Pole in 1773, he fought a polar bear on the ice, while his gun was jammed

Whale harpon and its rope, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal)
MMM5476751 Whale harpon and its rope, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Whale harpon and its rope)

British ship of 20 guns, showing rigging and a ship's boat, and a separate view of the stern, c.1780 (watercolour)
7341875 British ship of 20 guns, showing rigging and a ship's boat, and a separate view of the stern, c.1780 (watercolour, pen & ink ) by Gwyn

History of the Pirates...of all nations. The Buccaneers of South America, 1836 (print)
7295354 History of the Pirates...of all nations. The Buccaneers of South America, 1836 (print) by British School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Landing at Erramanga (Eromanga), one of the New Hebrides, 18th century (oil on panel)
7295302 Landing at Erramanga (Eromanga), one of the New Hebrides, 18th century (oil on panel) by Hodges, William (1744-97); 22.9x45.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Suit for hunting (man and woman), 2nd empire, 1852-1870, engraving
1729144 Suit for hunting (man and woman), 2nd empire, 1852-1870, engraving; (add.info.: Suit for hunting (man and woman), 2nd empire, 1852-1870, engraving)

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of
CUL4878282 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of Spain. 1828. Hunter

The Bandit Hunt - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950407 The Bandit Hunt - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Soldier of the Red Army, c.1920 (poster)
8698336 Soldier of the Red Army, c.1920 (poster) by Spassky, Vassili (1873-1924); (add.info.: History. Russia (USSR). "Comrade, watch the bridges." Soldier of the Red Army before a bridge

Colomba brings two men armed with rifles into his house, 1940 (illustration)
8683016 Colomba brings two men armed with rifles into his house, 1940 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

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

Russian soldiers attacking the chateau of Count Gebuchow during the January Uprising of 1863 between the former
3473150 Russian soldiers attacking the chateau of Count Gebuchow during the January Uprising of 1863 between the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1719 (engraving)
864172 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1719 (engraving); (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe, barefoot and dressed in goatskins, pictured on the island where he spent many years after his shipwreck)

Bandits ambushing train
864155 Bandits ambushing train; (add.info.: Bandits ambushing a train in the New Hampshire-Maine area of the United States)

Osceola of Florida, 1838
1575107 Osceola of Florida, 1838; (add.info.: Osceola of Florida. Osceola, full-length portrait, holding rifle.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian Infantry at the Charge, 1870. From The Graphic. (London, 3 September 1870)
538456 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian Infantry at the Charge, 1870. From The Graphic. (London, 3 September 1870). Wood engraving. France. Germany.; Universal History Archive/UIG

World War I 1914-1918: Get into Khaki We are doing our bit -. Australian recruitment poster showing soldier with rifle
528749 World War I 1914-1918: Get into Khaki We are doing our bit -. Australian recruitment poster showing soldier with rifle in one hand gesturing toward other soldiers in battle (1914-1918)

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"The Rifle: A Symbol of Courage, Resistance, and Bravery Throughout History" From the valiant Rifleman of the 95th (Rifles) Regiment of Foot in the Battle of Pyrenees in 1813 to the heroic Geronimo, an American Apache leader photographed in 1887, the rifle has been a powerful tool that shaped nations and defended freedom. Depicting the Battle of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War, Howard Pyle's oil painting "The Nation Makers" immortalizes the pivotal role rifles played in securing independence. In World War I, a poignant cartoon titled "Better Hole" humorously highlights how soldiers relied on their rifles for survival. During World War II, a compelling poster asks if one's journey is truly necessary while showcasing a soldier with his trusty rifle by his side. The image serves as a reminder that rifles were not just weapons but lifelines protecting lives and liberties. In times of conflict closer to home, Laodicea Dicey Langston stands tall as she defends her elderly father against Loyalist troops during America's fight for freedom. Her unwavering determination symbolizes how rifles empowered individuals to protect what they held dear. Even beyond warfare scenarios, Native American attacks on western stagecoaches demonstrate how rifles were used both defensively and offensively throughout history. They became symbols of resistance against oppression and encroachment. Survivors from the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade stand united after enduring unimaginable hardships together. Their bond forged through shared experiences showcases not only their resilience but also their reliance on their trusted rifles. From Coldstream Guards proudly posing on Christmas cards to Territorial Army posters during inter-war periods promoting preparedness and vigilance - all emphasize how integral rifles have been in safeguarding peace at home and abroad. Throughout centuries past until today, whether it be defending borders or preserving ideals worth fighting for.