Shooting A Weapon Collection

Rime of the Ancient Mariner - I shot Albatross
Vintage engraving by Gustave Dore of a scene from the Rime of the Ancient Mariner, With my crossbow I shot the Albatross. The Rime of the Ancient Mariner is the longest major poem by the English poet

Illustration of Ned Kelly wearing home made armour and shooting handgun

Naval Battle on the Mississippi, 1861 Civil War Engraving
Engraving of the great Naval battle on the Mississippi, passage of the Second Division of the Federal Squadron past St. Philip, April 24, 1862

September - Cockney Sportsmen
A group of Cockney sportsmen, out in the wilds of east London, causing chaos as they try to shoot birds. Even their retrieving dogs would rather fight amongst themselves

Illustration, crime scene, man in street being fired at with shotgun from car window, both men in suits and fedora hats, pair of onlookers in background

Illustration of Aztecs attacking the Spaniards at palace of Moctezuma

Hunting wild geese (engraving)
8631523 Hunting wild geese (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hunting wild geese. Illustration from Black and White)

Commander Dundas shooting ostriches on the plains, Jubba River, Somalia (engraving)
8631464 Commander Dundas shooting ostriches on the plains, Jubba River, Somalia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Wild swan shooting (engraving)
8631467 Wild swan shooting (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wild swan shooting. Illustration from Black and White)

Captain Lelievre's heroic defense in Mazagran (February 1840), detail, 19th century (oil on canvas)
7305476 Captain Lelievre's heroic defense in Mazagran (February 1840), detail, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Beauce, Jean Adolphe (1818-75); Musee d'Art et d'Histoire, Narbonne

Portuguese guerrillas of the Peninsular War (colour litho)
8672947 Portuguese guerrillas of the Peninsular War (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info)

Schutzenfest / Shooting Festival (colour litho)
8666277 Schutzenfest / Shooting Festival (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Schutzenfest)

German hunting enclosure, 18th Century (woodcut)
8672856 German hunting enclosure, 18th Century (woodcut) by German School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: German hunting enclosure, 18th Century)

WW1: Bullet contempt (illustration)
8684962 WW1: Bullet contempt (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job The contempt for bullets Facts of)

The Life of Captain Charlie Vane/Mary Read, A Female Pirate, 19th century (print)
7339230 The Life of Captain Charlie Vane/Mary Read, A Female Pirate, 19th century (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 46x43.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Attack on a ship by pirates, 19th century (print)
7339218 Attack on a ship by pirates, 19th century (print) by Debelle, Alexandre (1805-97) (after); 15.5x11.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

Turks attacking Greek corsairs, 19th century (hand coloured engraving)
7339176 Turks attacking Greek corsairs, 19th century (hand coloured engraving) by Fairburn, J. (19th Century); 40.8x50.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Lord Howe on the Deck of The Queen Charlotte, 1 June 1794, c.1794 (oil on canvas)
7337922 Lord Howe on the Deck of The Queen Charlotte, 1 June 1794, c.1794 (oil on canvas) by Brown, Mather (1761-1831); 259.1x365.8 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Captain Henry Morgan sacks Puerto Principe, Cuba, 19th century (engraving)
7337530 Captain Henry Morgan sacks Puerto Principe, Cuba, 19th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Pirate)

British sailors boarding an Algerine pirate ship (coloured engraving)
7337534 British sailors boarding an Algerine pirate ship (coloured engraving) by Fairburn, J. (19th Century); 40.7x52.2 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: J)

Anne Bonny, female pirate, 18th century (engraving)
7337522 Anne Bonny, female pirate, 18th century (engraving) by Unknown artist, (18th century); 10x16.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Creator: unknown Dressed as a man)

The pirates of Cuba, 19th century (print)
7339234 The pirates of Cuba, 19th century (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 24.4x23.5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London

Le Droits de L'Homme, a French 74 gun ship, ... attacked by his Majesty's frigates the Indefatigable &
7339142 Le Droits de L'Homme, a French 74 gun ship, ... attacked by his Majesty's frigates the Indefatigable & the Amazon on the 13th & 14th January 1797, 1798 (aquatint) by Dodd

The Ballad of Robin Hood (colour litho)
8634771 The Ballad of Robin Hood (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ballad of Robin Hood. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1913.); © Look and Learn

Charge of the Inniskillings, Battle of the Tugela Heights, 1900 (litho)
8663991 Charge of the Inniskillings, Battle of the Tugela Heights, 1900 (litho) by Thackeray, Lance (fl.1901 d.1916); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charge of the Inniskillings)

Pastimes of Our King (b/w photo)
8671630 Pastimes of Our King (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pastimes of Our King)

I can't think how I missed you (colour litho)
8677204 I can't think how I missed you (colour litho) by May, Phil (1864-1903); Private Collection; (add.info.: I can't think how I missed you. Duel between a fat man and a skinny man)

Racing, Lord Derby (b/w photo)
8672314 Racing, Lord Derby (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Racing, Lord Derby)

The naval combat in the Pacific, between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Rebel
7295554 The naval combat in the Pacific, between HMS Shah and Amethyst and the Peruvian Rebel, Ironclad Turret Ram Huascar off Ilo, 29 May 1877, 19th century (coloured lithograph) by British School

Advert for Bethon's portable boats, 1850
3330512 Advert for Bethon's portable boats, 1850; (add.info.: Advert for Bethon's portable boats. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

WW1: The General's Folder (illustration)
8684966 WW1: The General's Folder (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info)

Back projection - how a film of Gibraltar can be made in London (litho)
8675787 Back projection - how a film of Gibraltar can be made in London (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mytton shooting in winter (litho)
8630027 Mytton shooting in winter (litho) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mytton shooting in winter)

"He gallops down and shoots from the saddle" (litho)
8648441 "He gallops down and shoots from the saddle" (litho) by Berkeley, Stanley (fl.1878-1902, d.1909) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

A mixed bag - the last of the season (engraving)
8631181 A mixed bag - the last of the season (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A mixed bag - the last of the season: a shooting party)

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)

Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho)
8669589 Page from Gamage's General Catalogue (96th edition), c.1927 (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

WW1: Heroic Officers (illustration)
8684974 WW1: Heroic Officers (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job Heroic officers War events)

WW1: Heroic Youth (illustration)
8684968 WW1: Heroic Youth (illustration) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); (add.info.: Events of the war 1914-1918 illustration Job Heroic youth War events 1914-1918)

Deer hunting using a water trap, 18th Century (engraving)
8663621 Deer hunting using a water trap, 18th Century (engraving) by German School, (18th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Deer hunting using a water trap)

"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)

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

Boy scoring a goal (colour litho)
8635893 Boy scoring a goal (colour litho) by Thiele, Carl Robert Arthur (1860-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boy scoring a goal)

Sack of Panama by Henry Morgan, 1671 (colour litho)
8635354 Sack of Panama by Henry Morgan, 1671 (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (1865-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Winter season in the country (engraving)
8677148 Winter season in the country (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Winter season in the country)

How films are made (litho)
8675850 How films are made (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How films are made. Illustration from How it is Made, by Ellison Hawks (Odhams Press Limited)

"Cot" used for shooting the Rapids at Doonas (b/w photo)
8648674 "Cot" used for shooting the Rapids at Doonas (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

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"From Ancient Mariner to Modern Warfare: The Power of Shooting a Weapon" In the haunting echoes of "Rime of the Ancient Mariner, " I shot Albatross, forever altering my fate and conscience. A single pull of the trigger unleashed a storm of consequences. The Naval Battle on the Mississippi, an engraving etched in history, captures the intensity and sacrifice that comes with shooting a weapon in times of war. In 1861, amidst the Civil War's turmoil, brave soldiers fought valiantly for their beliefs. Ned Kelly, donned in homemade armor and gripping his handgun tightly, epitomizes defiance against injustice. With each shot fired from his weapon, he challenged authority and fought for what he believed was right. September brings Cockney Sportsmen together as they take aim at targets with precision. Shooting becomes both skillful artistry and competitive sport; it is an expression of focus and determination. An illustration depicting a crime scene reveals a chilling reality - bullets tearing through innocence. Two men clad in suits unleash chaos from their car window while onlookers bear witness to this senseless violence. The power held by those who shoot can bring devastation or justice upon unsuspecting souls. The Aztecs attacking Spaniards at Moctezuma's palace showcases historical resistance fueled by weapons' might. Shots rang out as indigenous warriors defended their land against foreign invaders – illustrating how shooting can be an act born out of desperation or liberation. Le Pilori's cover reveals secrets hidden within Fourmies – an engraving capturing whispers silenced by gunfire during social unrest in 1892. Shooting became synonymous with suppression as authorities sought control over dissenting voices. During St Petersburg riots in 1905, Pope Gapone led rioters against oppressive forces until met with resistance from armed troupes - showcasing how shooting can perpetuate cycles of violence even within movements fighting for change.