Target Practice 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

The Hon. Artillery Company of London Practising with the Rifle at Seaford, Sussex, 1858. Creator: Unknown
The Hon. Artillery Company of London Practising with the Rifle at Seaford, Sussex, 1858. A detachment of the Honourable Artillery Company of London...has been for some days past stationed at Seaford

Artillery Practice before the Prince of Wales at Malta, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Artillery Practice before the Prince of Wales at Malta, 1876....exhibition of practice with the powerful batteries of artillery mounted at Fort St

Plan and arrangements of the rifle-shooting contest on Wimbledon Common, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Plan and arrangements of the rifle-shooting contest on Wimbledon Common, 1860. National Rifle Association event in London

The first visit of Victor Emmanuel to the camp of the national army at St. Angelo... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The first visit of Victor Emmanuel to the camp of the national army at St. Angelo - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

Gun practice on board H.M.S. "Brilliant", 1860. Creator: Unknown. Gun practice on board H.M.S
Gun practice on board H.M.S. "Brilliant", 1860. British seamen in the Naval Reserve: scene showing...a gun's crew at lever target-practice - in the act of laying the gun for

The Great Rifle-shooting Match on Wimbledon Common - Her Majesty firing the first shot, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Great Rifle-shooting Match on Wimbledon Common [in London] - Her Majesty firing the first shot, 1860. Queen Victoria inaugurates the meeting of the National Rifle Association by firing the first

Destruction of the Martello Tower, Eastbourne, Sussex, by Sir W. Armstrong's guns, at a... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Destruction of the Martello Tower, Eastbourne, Sussex, by Sir W. Armstrong's guns, at a distance of 1032 yards, 1860. The guns employed were a 40-pounder of 31 cwt. an 80-pounder of 63 cwt

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

The Deptford Rifle Corps (34th Kent) forming earthworks for their shooting-ground by torchlight, 1860 Creator: Unknown
The Deptford Rifle Corps (34th Kent) forming earthworks for their shooting-ground by torchlight, 1860. Volunteer soldiers building a practice-range....in order to ensure the safety of the range

The Electric Target invented by Lieut. Chevalier, 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Electric Target invented by Lieut. Chevalier, 1860. Self-recording target invented by Lieutenant Chevalier of the 1st West India Regiment

View of a tournament school, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of a tournament school, 1700-1799. Men on horseback doing target practice

The "Maison Verte", Sebastopol - sketched by E. A. Goodall, 1856. Creator: Edward Alfred Goodall
The "Maison Verte", Sebastopol - sketched by E. A. Goodall, 1856. Scene from the Crimean War:..a favourite target for the long ranges

Marine Corps Rifle Range, F.D. Roosevelt And F.K. Lane, Firing, 1917. Creator: Harris & Ewing
Marine Corps Rifle Range, Franklin D. Roosevelt And F.K. Lane, Firing, 1917. Franklin D Roosevelt and Franklin Knight Lane shooting rifles

Esquisse pour la mairie d'Arcueil-Cachan : Le Tir, 1888. Creator: Paul Albert Baudouin
Esquisse pour la mairie d'Arcueil-Cachan : Le Tir, 1888

Chase, Diana, Miss, doing archery, 1933 June 22. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Chase, Diana, Miss, doing archery, 1933 June 22

Grand National Archery Meeting on the Race-Ground, Shrewsbury, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Grand National Archery Meeting on the Race-Ground, Shrewsbury, 1854. During the shooting of the arrows at the hundred yards distance, and which occupied until nearly two o'clock

Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Manufacture of the Armstrong Gun at Woolwich Arsenal: naval practice with a 100-pounder, 1862. British sailors firing a cannon. From "Illustrated London News", 1862

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: firing from the rests, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: firing from the rests, 1862. At the Royal Laboratory practice-range of Woolwich Arsenal number of gunmakers of celebrity were present

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the rifle-rest, 1862. At the Royal Laboratory practice-range of Woolwich Arsenal number of gunmakers of celebrity were present

Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle... 1862 Creator: Unknown
Official trial of small-bore rifles on Plumstead Marshes: the Council of the National Rifle Association watching the target, 1862

The Tiro Nazionale at Florence, 1862. Creator: Unknown
The Tiro Nazionale at Florence, 1862. Engraving from a drawing by M. Mariani....a number of military societies have been constituted

A Dangerous Lesson, 1886. Artist: Henryk Siemiradzki
A Dangerous Lesson, 1886. Found in the collection of the State Open-air Museum of History and Architecture, Pereslavl Zalessky, Russia

U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1902?: Target practice at sea, (1902?). Creator: Frances Benjamin Johnston
U.S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md. 1902?: Target practice at sea, (1902?)

Descending Geese in the Archery Gallery (Yokyuba no Rakugan), c. 1770s. Attributed to Kitao Shigemasa

Sorra Shooting at a Mark [reverse], 1561. Creator: Antonio Abondio
Sorra Shooting at a Mark [reverse], 1561

Archery Contest, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Archery Contest, 19th century

Bow-meeting at Pradoe, near Oswestry, 1844. Creator: Unknown
Bow-meeting at Pradoe, near Oswestry, 1844. Competitors at...an elegant archery fete at Pradoe [in Shropshire], the delightful seat of the Hon

Design for a fan, 18th century. Creator: Anon
Design for a fan, 18th century

Members of the WRNS at revolver practice, 1915, (1935). Creator: Unknown
Members of the WRNS at revolver practice, 1915, (1935). Women in the Wrens (Womens Royal Naval Reserve) learning to use firearms during the First World War

Target Practice (Dieppe 1795), 1896. Typogravure after the painting by Francois Flameng. From Life of Napoleon Bonaparte, Volume I, by William Milligan Sloane. [The Century Co. New York, 1896]

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

Repairing a target ship, 1937. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937

Rehearsing for the Royal Military Tournament at the Agricultural Hall, Islington, London, 1886. Illustration from The Graphic, (19 June 1886). Hand-coloured later

Water-Tub Quintain, 1344, (1833). Target practice for jousting: boys striking at a tub of water in such a manner as not to throw it over them

Moveable Quintain, 1344, (1833). Target practice for jousting: consisting of a cross-bar turning upon a pivot with a broad part to strike against

Fixed Quintain, 1344, (1833). Target practice: the fixed quintain consists of a stake fixed into ground, with a shield to aim at

Shooting at the Butt, 1496, (1843). Artist: Henry Shaw
Shooting at the Butt, 1496, (1843). Archers shoot at the parish butt for the prize, using the arbalest or cross-bow. It was a law that a butt should be erected in every township

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