Pistol Collection (page 4)

Street fight in Santiago, Cuba, Spanish-American War, 1898. A print from Our Country in War and Relations with All Nations, by Murat Halstead, The United Subscription Book Publishers of America, 1898

The Criminal Museum at the Convict Office, Metropolitan Police Department, London, 1883. Artist: Swain
The Criminal Museum at the Convict Office, Metropolitan Police Department, Scotland Yard, London, 1883. A print from The Illustrated London News, 13 October 1883

Keep Him Covered Mary, I ll Call the Police. Artist: American Stereoscopic Company
Keep Him Covered Mary, I ll Call the Police. Stereoscopic card detail

Fannins atrocity: murder of an American planter, c late 18th century (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume II, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Arrest of General Richard Prescott, 1777 (c1880). British General Richard Prescott was captured by a small band of colonial soldiers at a farm on Rhode Island on 10th July 1777

Murder of Joseph and Hyrum Smith, 1844 (c1880). The Mormon Church (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) was founded by Joseph Smith in 1830

Colonel Atherton and the Indians, (c1880). Artist: Whymper
Colonel Atherton and the Indians, (c1880). A print from Cassells History of the United States, by Edmund Ollier, Volume I, Cassell Petter and Galpin, London, c1880

Robert Ford, the killer of the outlaw Jesse James, c1880s (1954). By 1882, with his gang depleted through deaths, arrests, defections and retirements

Consideration. A man contemplating various ways of committing suicide

The Governor of Kinburn surrendering to the allies, Crimean War, 17 October 1855, (1857). Artist: G Greatbach
The Governor of Kinburn surrendering to the allies, Crimean War, 17 October 1855, (1857). Forts of Kinburn (Ukraine) bombarded by a combined British Royal Navy and French Navy

The duel between the Duke of Wellington and the Earl of Winchelsea, 1829 (c1895)
The duel between the Duke of Wellington (1759-1862) and the Earl of Winchelsea (1791-1858), 1829 (c1895). From Cassells Illustrated History of England, volume VII (c1895)

A man shoots a young boy who he suspects of stealing, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
A man shoots a young boy who he suspects of stealing, 19th century

Queen Elizabeths Pocket Pistol, Dover, 20th century

Oliver Cromwell with Killing no Murder, 1657, (19th century). Artist: AH Payne
Oliver Cromwell with Killing no Murder, 1657, (19th century). A pamphlet entitled Killing no Murder was published in 1657 while Cromwell (1599-1658), English military leader and politician

A Prince and a Poltroon, 1789. The Prince of Wales (the future King George IV). Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

The April Fool, or The Follies of a Night... 1786
The April Fool, or The Follies of a Night as performed at the Theatre Royal, C---- House, for the benefit of the Widow Wadman, 1786. Illustration from Social Caricature in the Eighteenth Century

The Battle Of Naseby, 1645, (c1850). The Battle of Naseby was the key battle of the first English Civil War. Colour plate from Pictures of English History published by George Routledge & Sons

Mameluke chief, 1798. Artist: James Gillray
Mameluke chief, 1798. Supposed to be, a correct representation of a Mamaluke Chief; from a Sketch by a French Officer by whom he was taken Prisoner

Battleaxe and pistol, 16th century, (1870). A wood engraving from The Arts of the Middle Ages and at the Period of the Renaissance, by Paul Lacroix, (London, 1870)

Spanish coastguardsmen, c1890. An engraving from Robert Browns The Countries of the World, published by Cassell, (London & Paris, c1890)

The arrest of the Cato street conspirators, February 23, 1820, (1901). The discovery of a plot to assassinate the entire cabinet of Britains Parliament

Sir William Stanley, 19th century. Artist: H Robinson
Sir William Stanley, 19th century. Portrait of Stanley who was Lord Chamberlain of the household of King Henry VII. At the Battle of Bosworth Field in 1485 he changed sides

Captain Lebediev heroically defending the bastion at Port Arthur, Russo-Japanese War, 1904. When the Russians reneged on an agreement to withdraw troops from Manchuria

Bandits attacking a mail coach on the Moroccan frontier, 1904. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 13th November 1904

Incident between German troops and British auxiliaries, Tientsin, China, 1901. Illustration published in Le Petit Journal, 29th December 1901

Death of Lieutenant Collet, Algeria, 1896. Artist: Henri Meyer
Death of Lieutenant Collet, Algeria, 1896. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 22nd November 1896

Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Artist: Oswaldo Tofani
Assassination of the Abbe de Broglie, 1895. Auguste Theodore Paul de Broglie, (1834-1895), Professor of Apologetics at the Institut Cathilique in Paris, was murdered on 11th May 1895

Gendarme and Poacher, Beziers, France, 1895. Artist: Henri Meyer
Gendarme and Poacher, Beziers, France, 1895. An illustration from Le Petit Journal, 10th March 1895

The Invasion, England, c1834-1860 (1910). Artist: Thomas Phillibrown
The Invasion, England, c1834-1860 (1910). A print from The Connoisseur, (London, 1910)

The death of Admiral Casabianca and his son at the Battle of the Nile, 1798, (19th century)
The death of Admiral Casabianca and his son at the Battle of the Nile, Egypt, 1798, (19th century). Admiral Louis de Casabianca (c1755-1798) commanded the Orient, flagship of Napoleons fleet

Garde Mobile - Officier, Siege of Paris, 1870-1871. Print from a series titled Souvenirs du Siege de Paris. After the disastrous defeat of the French at Sedan and the capture of Napoleon III

Prospectors on their way to the Californian gold fields, 1853. Hopefuls off to the Californian gold fields with their belongings and equipment loaded on their horses and carrying pistols and a rifle

Mining prospector in the Californian gold fields, 1853. The discovery of gold in 1848 led to mass immigration into California

The Duel between Paul Deroulede and Georges Clemenceau, 1893. Artist: Henri Meyer
The Duel between Paul Deroulede and Georges Clemenceau, 1893. A print from the Le Petit Journal, 7th January 1893

James Butler Wild Bill Hickock (1837-1876), American scout and lawman, 1874. Artist: Henry H Cross
James Butler Wild Bill Hickock (1837-1876), American scout and lawman, 1874. Noted for his prowess as a gunfighter, Hickock was a target for men eager to gain the reputation of being the one to have

Colt revolver, c1880. The Colt revolver, invented by Samuel Colt (1814-1862). After the Mexican war of 1846-1848, Colts weapon was adopted by the US army

Sectional view of the Colt revolver, c1880. The Colt revolver, invented by Samuel Colt (1814-1862). After the Mexican war of 1846-1848, Colts weapon was adopted by the US army

The Hidden Hand, 1883. Artist: Joseph Swain
The hidden hand, 1883. This cartoon shows an Irish anarchist, armed with knife and pistol, surreptitiously accepting a bag of gold

Times Waxworks, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
Times Waxworks, 1881. Father Time shows Mr Punch around Madame Tussauds, the waxwork museum of celebrities that opened in 1802

An Unequal Match, 1881. Artist: Joseph Swain
An Unequal Match, 1881. This cartoon depicts a burglar, armed with pistol and knife, engaged in a rather unequal battle with a police constable who is brave, but armed only with a truncheon

Nous avons change tout cela!, 1878. Artist: Joseph Swain
Nous avons change tout cela!, (We ve changed all that!), 1878. Britannia, wearing a Union Jack apron, brandishes a bunch of twigs above her head

Divorce A Vinculo, 1861. Mrs Carolina, a representative of the slave-owning south of America, holding a cat o nine tails and declaring her right to beat her own property

Renee Mauperin: Henri Mauperin Wounded after the Duel with Boisjorand de Villacourt, 19th century

Pair of Wheellock Pistols, Italian, Brescia, mid-17th century

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