Marksman Collection

Rifle fete at Ecclesbourne, near Hastings, 1860. Creator: W Thomas
Rifle fete at Ecclesbourne, near Hastings, 1860. The contest was chiefly among the members of the Cinque Ports Corps...The first prize was a Lancaster rifle, value ten guineas, which was won by Mr

'Indians hunting Bison; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Indians hunting Bison; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Marksmen in Merano, 1862. Creator: Johan Christoffer Boklund
Marksmen in Merano, 1862

The Volunteer Sham Fight in Camden Park - second position of the attacking force, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Volunteer Sham Fight in Camden Park - second position of the attacking force, 1860. Fake miniature battle by British soldiers in Kent

Mr. Edward Ross, the Rifle Champion of England - from a photograph by Claudet, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Edward Ross, the Rifle Champion of England - from a photograph by Claudet, 1860. Winner of a shooting competition held on Wimbledon Common

The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beaucé, 1860. Creator: Smyth
The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beauce, 1860. The English volunteer and the British officer in undress, with the military attendant carrying his rifle

Sharpshooters behind a parapet, 1832, (1833). Creator: Auguste Raffet
Sharpshooters behind a parapet, 1832, (1833). Logement des tirailleurs du 19eme leger - Etabli sur le flanc droit de la Contre-garde'

Rifleman, 1830-1831. Creator: Anon
Rifleman, 1830-1831. Soldier in uniform. Part of a series of six drawings of uniforms of the Dutch army around 1830

Buryat on horseback with bow, 1895-1939. Creator: L Veniukov
Buryat on horseback with bow, 1895-1939. This collection includes more than two hundred photographs taken during scientific expeditions into the most remote wilderness regions of Siberia at the end

A soldier charging his musket, from the Musketeers series, plate 24, in Waffenha... published 1608
A soldier charging his musket, from the Musketeers series, plate 24, in Waffenhandlung von den Roren Musquetten undt Spiessen / Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen

A soldier taking aim, from the Marksmen series, plate 11, in Waffenhandlung von... published 1608
A soldier taking aim, from the Marksmen series, plate 11, in Waffenhandlung von den Roren Musquetten undt Spiessen / Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)

A soldier pouring powder into the pan, from the Marksmen series, plate 16, in Wa... published 1608
A soldier pouring powder into the pan, from the Marksmen series, plate 16, in Waffenhandlung von den Roren Musquetten undt Spiessen / Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Spiessen

A soldier holding his caliver, from the Marksmen series, plate 1, in Waffenhandl... published 1608
A soldier holding his caliver, from the Marksmen series, plate 1, in Waffenhandlung von den Roren Musquetten undt Spiessen / Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)

A soldier holding up his caliver in his right hand and extending his left to rec... published 1608
A soldier holding up his caliver in his right hand and extending his left to receive it, from the Marksmen series, plate 3

A soldier ramming home powder and bullet with the ramrod, from the Marksmen seri... published 1608
A soldier ramming home powder and bullet with the ramrod, from the Marksmen series, plate 26, in Waffenhandlung von den Roren Musquetten undt Spiessen / Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende

A soldier charging his caliver which is held stock down, from the Marksmen serie... published 1608
A soldier charging his caliver which is held stock down, from the Marksmen series, plate 23, in Waffenhandlung von den Roren Musquetten undt Spiessen / Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende

Toy Bank: William Tell, c. 1937. Creator: George File
Toy Bank: William Tell, c. 1937

A soldier on guard freeing his right hand, from the Marksmen series, plate 37, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)

A soldier on guard shaping the match between his thumb and his forefinger, from the Marksmen series, plate 41, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)

Bow Gun, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen &
Bow Gun, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands, 1887

William Tell in the Market-Place of Altdorf, 1890. Creator: Unknown
William Tell in the Market-Place of Altdorf, 1890. 14th century Swiss folk hero of who, according to legend, was an expert marksman who assassinated Albrecht Gessler

Alois Jelen as Max in the opera Der Freischutz by Carl Maria von Weber, 1826. Found in the collection of National Gallery, Prague

Foreign legionnaire and native sharpshooter; French Army in Algeria

Light infantry; French Army in Algeria. Voltigeurs were elite light infantry trained in marksmanship

The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty (Harpers Weekly, Vol. VII), November 15, 1862

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