Rifle Collection (page 12)

Member of the Bank of England Light Infantry holding a rifle, 1799

Farrington Ward Without Volunteer holding a rifle, 1798

Member of the Aldgate Ward Association holding a rifle, 1798

Hackney Volunteer firing a rifle, 1798

Akalees, (Indian warriors), 1844. Artist: Lowes Dickinson
Akalees, (Indian warriors), 1844. Bearded Indian men in traditional costume with curl-toed shoes, rings round their necks and elaborate headdresses. Two of the men hold decorated rifles

French cavalry, 1851. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
French cavalry, 1851. In the countryside, a large group of mounted cavalry officers can be seen in formation behind their officer in command

Rifle shooting lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908
Musket lesson, Jews Free School, Stepney, London, 1908. Three boys firing muskets down a firing range from the prone position, supervised by a teacher and an army sergeant

First Adventure of Gil Blas, 1892. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
First Adventure of Gil Blas, 1892

Happiness, 1799. Artist: Thomas Burke
Happiness, 1799. Allegorical image showing the figure of Happiness seated and surrounded by cherubs and attributes. One of four engravings made from frescos by JF Rigaud, R.A

Poster Un Seul Combat pour une Seule Patrie pub. 1944 (colour lithograph)

American Hunting Scenes, A Good Chance, pub. 1863, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

American Country Life - October Afternoon, pub. 1855, Currier & Ives (Colour Lithograph)

Shooting gallery at the amusement park, Coney Island, New York, USA, early 1930s

The Matabele War, 1893 (1901)
The Matabele War, 1893, (1901). Attack on the laager of wagons on the Imbembezi River, 1 November. The First Matabele War was fought in 1893 between the British South Africa Company and the Ndebele

State troops to the rescue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 9 September 1919. Artist
State troops to the rescue in Boston, Massachusetts, USA, 1919. A Company going on duty during the citys Police Strike, which broke out on 9 September 1919

Young Red Guards, Russia, c1917-c1923(?). The original Red Guards were armed groups of workers controlled by the Bolsheviks during the Russian Revolution

Tsarevich Alexei of Russia, aged 12, c1916. Alexei Nikolaevich Romanov (1904-1918) was the son of Tsar Nicholas II (1868-1918)

A patrol hunting down suspects following the revolt at Vyborg, Russia, early 20th century. Vyborg is on the outskirts of St Petersburg

Japanese soldier making a telephone call, Russo-Japanese War, c1904-c1905. Artist
Japanese soldier making a telephone call, Russo-Japanese War, c1904-c1905. A Japanese soldier reporting the situation by telephone to Western journalists

A view of a British trench, Ovillers, France, World War I, 1916. Men of the 11th Battalion, the Cheshire Regiment, during the Battle of the Somme

A sentry in the trenches looking through an improvised persicope, France, World War I, 1916. During the Somme campaign

A Royal Irish Fusilier teases a Turkish sniper, Gallipoli, Turkey, World War I, c1915-c1916
A Faugh-aBallagh (Royal Irish Fusilier) teases a Turkish sniper, Gallipoli, Turkey, World War I, c1915-c1916

Scene during the German Revolution, c1918-c1919. Revolution broke out in Germany in November 1918 in the final days of the First World War

Brothers, Don t Shoot!, placard during the German Revolution, Berlin, c1918-c1919. Revolution broke out in Germany in November 1918 in the final days of the First World War

Barricades on a street, German Revolution, Berlin, Germany, c1918-c1919. Civilians and soldiers in position behind defences made from bundles of newspapers

Types of revolutionary soldiers in the Russian army, c1917-c1918. And three with a new songs measure can trample an empire down

Turkish foot soldiers in the Ottoman army, 1857. Artist: Amadeo Preziosi
Turkish foot soldiers in the Ottoman army, 1857

Nizamior, regular troops of the Turkish army at Kanka, Egypt, 1848. Artist: Mouilleron
Nizamior, regular troops of the Turkish army at Kanka, Egypt, 1848. Illustration from The Valley of the Nile by Emile Prisse d Avennes

Is it you, Mother?, 1916. Artist: Louis Raemaekers
Is it you, Mother?, 1916. Plate 75 from The Great War: A Neutrals Indictment by Louis Raemaekers. The Dutch graphic artist Louis Raemaekers (1869-1956)

Henry Morton Stanley approaching Lake Tanganyika, Africa, 19th century. Stanley (1841-1904) was sent by the New York Herald to look for Dr Livingstone

Scots Guards keeping guard on Sydney Street, London, 1911. The Sidney Street siege occurred after a gang of heavily armed Latvian burglars shot five police officers who attempted to arrest them as

Big Game Hunters, 1908. Artist: Lance Thackeray
Big Game Hunters, 1908. From The Light Side of Egypt, 1908

Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, 1901. Artist: Samuel Begg
Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom, 1901. Before his accession to the throne in 1901, Edward (1841-1910) held the title of Prince of Wales

The Transvaal War, 1899-1901 (1901). A scene from the Second Boer War. From The Illustrated London News, 1901

Armed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. Artist
Armed troops confronting protesters during an industrial dispute, USA, 1912. 1912 saw a number of industrial disputes, most notably a strike by immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts

French troops in the trench system of Calonne, France, July 1915. (Colorised black and white print)

Covering the road block, 1941. Artist: Cecil Beaton
Covering the road block, 1941. Men of the Home Guard in a dug-out, protected by sandbags, aim their rifles ready for action. From Air of Glory, by Cecil Beaton

A Sikh Soldier, c1880. Episode of the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845-1846). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. III, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & New York, c1880]

A Basuto Scout, c1880. Episode of the Xhosa Wars (also known as the Cape Frontier Wars, Kaffir Wars), from 1779 to 1879 in South Africa. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Foraging Party of the 67th Attacked by the Afghans, (Nov 9, 1879), c1880
Foraging Party of the 67th Attacked by the Afghans (Nov 9, 1879), c1880. Episode of the Second Anglo-Afghan War, from 1878 to 1880. From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Sergeants, the Rifle Brigade. c1880. Episode of the Anglo-Zulu Wars, (1879-1896). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant

Ruins near Machaerus, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

Convent of Elijah. Bedouins shooting, c1900. From Journey in All Lands - Palestine. [Realistic Travels, London, Cape Town, Bombay, Melbourne, Toronto, c1900]

Mexican Filibusters, 1870, (1902). The Texas Revolution (1835-1836), fought between the Mexican Province of Texas and Mexican Government. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. II

Sprang Out of the Morass and Flew at the Throats of the Renowned Riflemen, 1902. Episode of the War of 1812, (1812-1815), fought between the United States of America and the British Empire

Rifle Brigade Practising Hill Climbing with Maxim, 1902. The Second Boer War (1899-1902), South Africa. From Battles of the Nineteenth Century, Vol. III

Boer Telegraphists at Tea, 1900. A photograph taken during the Siege of Kimberley, which took place during the Second Boer War at Kimberley, Cape Colony (present-day South Africa)

The Guards Brigade on the march to Kroonstadt, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Artist: Underwood & Underwood
The Guards Brigade on the march to Kroonstadt, South Africa, Boer War, 1900. Stereoscopic card. Detail. (Colorised black and white print)

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