Weapon Collection (page 2)

Battle Of Thermopylae
Persian archers kill the last of the Spartans at the Battle of Thermopylae, August 480 BC. 300 Spartans, under King Leonidas I

First English Civil War: Siege of Lathom House, 1644
Royalist stronghold Lathom House in Lancashire defies Parlimentarian pressure and raises the royal standard. The ensuing siege lasted three months, but was eventually lifted

Longbowmen during the Hundred Years War
French archers from the town of Rheims, 1400s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

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Battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina, 1780, American Revolution. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration by F.C. Yohn

Pine Tree flag of the American Revolution
American soldier carrying the Pine Tree flag, Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting by George Maynard

British Rocket Troop J840006
Engraving of British Napoleonic soldiers produced in London. Royal Horse Artillery Rocket Troop (Review Order). In 1815 at the Battle of Waterloo

Battle of Flodden Field J970041
BATTLE OF FLODDEN FIELD, Northumberland. Reconstruction drawing of the Battle of Flodden, 1513 by Ivan LAPPER

David - William Howard, Viscount Andover J920152
KENWOOD HOUSE, SUFFOLK COLLECTION, London. William Howard, Viscount Andover c.1735 (1714-56) by Antonio DAVID (working c.1705-38)

William the Conqueror J980082
BATTLE ABBEY, East Sussex. " William the Conqueror" c1580 by unknown artist. Oil on panel 146.1 x 109.2

Roman soldier M852248
HADRIANs WALL, Northumberland. Roman soldier in silhouette with spear and shield. Ermine Street Guard re-enactor. hadrian

Iron Age Man and Woman J030114
OLD SARUM, Wiltshire. Reconstruction drawing of an Iron Age man and woman with a Round House in the background, by Peter Dunn (English Heritage Graphics Team)

Scottish Types - Deer Stalking, Clan McLean. 19th century

Artwork of a Colt 45 hand-gun

Publicity Still Of Annie Oakley
Publicity still of American sharpshooter Annie Oakley (1860 - 1926) as she loads a shotgun near a table display of adorned with various marksmanship medals, late 1800s

Variety of pistols, incl Colts Deringer pistol / Peacemaker
A variety of pistols, including Colts Deringer pistol, the Snapchance Revolver, a full-size cartridge, a US Cavalry Colt Sa (Single Action Army - Peacemaker).45 revolver (circa 1877)

War In Vietnam
Marines of G Company, 4th Marines are pictured climbing a hill in preparation for attack against the North Vietnamese. (Photo by Keystone/Getty Images)

Second World War - Together, propaganda poster
Great Britain, 20th century, Second World War - Together. Propaganda poster

The Battle of the Balloons. A fanciful image depicting four balloons with flags and sails, their passengers in close aerial combat. The opponents appear to be British and French. circa 18th century

CHINA: COMMUNIST POSTER. Give everything for your country! Chinese Communist Party poster from 1950

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Japanese samurai warriors in full armor. Antique hand-colored print

Hand-colored woodcut
Aztec tiger knight in a costume of cotton and a helmet made of wood, from a model in Spain. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Japanese swordsmen. Antique hand-colored print

Haakon Haakonson brought to safety by the Birchlegs, 1200s
Birchlegs carrying Prince Hakon Hakonson to safety over the mountains, a Norwegian legend. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Jousting knights
Knights competing in a tournament, Middle Ages. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century illustration

Seljuk Turks defeated at Dorylaeum, First Crusade
Crusaders under Godfrey of Bouillon, defeating Muslim forces of Sultan Kilij Arslan at Dorylaeum in Asia Minor, 1097. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Gunfight in the street of a western town. Hand-colored engraving of a 19th-century Frederic Remington illustration

HMS Habbakuk in section
Illustration showing a cross section of the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War

HMS Habbakuk with HMS Indefatigable, 1946
Illustration showing the top secret design for HMS Habbakuk (centre), a giant aircraft-carrier built of ice and wood pulp, which was proposed as a secret weapon in the Second World War

D-Day beach, Arromanches, Normandie (Normandy), France, Europe

Chillingham Castle, Northumberland, England, UK

French Religious Wars 1562-1598. Siege of Poitiers 24 July-7 September 1569. Huguenots under Gaspard de Coligny (1519-1572)

Battle of Flodden Field J970040
ETAL CASTLE, Northumberland. Reconstruction drawing of the Battle of Flodden, 1513 by Ivan Lapper

German inventions for war in the air by G. H. Davis
The ingenuity of German scientists applied to the war in the air. Illustrating the methods and machines exploited and used by the Germans during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Australia, Western Australia, Perth. Kings Park. Queen Victoria monument. Fraser Avenue, Lemon-scented gum tree lined road (Corymbia citriodora), planted in 1938. Swan River in distance

Homo heidelbergensis. Artists impression of two male H. heidelbergensis hominids which lived between 600, 000 and 250, 000 years ago in the Pleistocene era

15th New York Battery memorial, Gettysburg Battlefield
Memorial to the 15th New York Battery, Gettysburg Battlefield. Photograph

Aston Martin DB5

Bingham Canyon copper mine, largest man-made hole in the world, United States of America, North America

Wheal Coates Mine, St. Agnes, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Cuban coastline and the Castillo del Morro, a fortess at the entrance to the Bay of Santiago, UNESCO World Heritage Site, 10 km southwest of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

French military uniforms, 1795
French general (left) and infantry officers, 1795. Antique hand-colored print

The Battle of Culloden, 16 April 1746, the final confrontation of the Jacobite rising of 1745. From Cassells Illustrated History of England, published c.1890

Misfitz - Robin Hood. early 20th century

Cannon in Point Park overlooking Chattanooga City, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States of America, North America

Lighthouse from St. James Green, with cannon, Southwold, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Southwold, Suffolk, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Chuqui open-pit copper mine, 4km long, 720m d eep, trucks each carrying 300t of ore, Chuquicamata, Calama, Chile, South America

Death of Sir Henry de Bohun, killed by Robert Bruces axe at the Battle of Bannockburn, 23-24 June 1314, part of the First War of Scottish Independence. Date: 1314

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