Artillery and Weaponry

Photographs and illustrations of various artillery pieces including howitzers, cannons, and related military machinery.

Historically, digitally restored reproduction of a template from the 19th century, Record Date not stated, French pulled cannon, second Italian War of Independence, around 1859

US Civil War. Siege of Charleston, 1863-65. CSS H.L. Hunley, was a small, hand-powered submarine, built in 1863 in Mobile, Alabama. On February 17, 1864, while on blockade duty off Charleston, she approached the steam sloop of war, USS Housatonic, and detonated a torpedo against her side. The Federal ship sank rapidly, becoming the first warship to be lost to a submarine attack. Hunley did not return from her mission. In May 1995 her wreck was located, and eventually raised in Aug. 2000. Drawing by Conrad Wise Chapman (BSLOC_2018_8_113)

Drawing A Bead On Britain - On the English Channel -- A massive German gun on the English channel eternally cocked in the direction of Britain displays every inch of its length in this unusual photo, passed by German Censor. December 23, 1940. (Photo by ACME).

Gun for firing dynamite projectiles. It was tested at Fort Hamilton, one of the US Army installations in New York. US cruiser equipped with this type of gun. Engraving. The Spanish and American Illustration (La Ilustracion Espanola y Americana), 1884.

Handfeuerwaffen 1895: englisches Gewehr M89, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum nicht beka...

Iron casemate carriages / Gustav Stolz, carriage maker of ordn.. In album: Benjamin Brown French "Photographs," p. 109, Title from item, Reference copy in LOT 12251, v. 2, Original in PR 12 LOT 12251. Arms & armament, 1860-1870, United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Equipment & supplies.

The amazing escapes from HMS Poseidon, stage by stage. The British submarine Poseidon was sunk on 9th June 1931 after colliding with the Chinese merchant steamer SS Yuta. It was fitted with Davis Submarine (or Submerged) Escape Apparatus which six of the men were able to use to escape from the forward end of the sub and survive. The diagrams show the stages of the escape, coordinated by Petty Officer Patrick H Willis. Date: 1931

Russkoe ognestrelnoe oruzhie v XVI i XVII stoletiiakh. KARABINY Russian firearms in the Sixteenth and Seventeenth centuries.. Viskovatov, A. V. (Aleksandr Vasilevich), 1804-1858. text. Prints. 1841. General Research Division. Russia. Armiia , Uniforms , History, Russia. Armiia , Equipment , History, Armor , Russia, Arms & armament , Russia, Russia. Armiia, Russia, Military supplies, Uniforms, Military uniforms

Image of a Fairlead F-1 with an insulating bushing BU-1, issued by Signal Corps and taken by a photographer during World War One. The image is labeled as 111-SC-36406 and was received on 3-10-1921.

Grenaderskie Pikinerskie i Dragunskiia liadunki s 1700 po 1732 god Grenadier, Pikeman, Dragoon cartridge pouches, 1700 to 1732.. Viskovatov, A. V. (Aleksandr Vasilevich), 1804-1858. text. Prints. 1842. General Research Division. Russia. Armiia , Uniforms , History, Russia. Armiia , Equipment , History, Armor , Russia, Arms & armament , Russia, Russia. Armiia, Russia, Military supplies, Uniforms, Military uniforms

'L'Exposition des oeuvres d'art mutilees ou provenant des regions devastees; Cloche de Carency', 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII. La Guerre Juillet, Aout, Septembre, Octobre, Novembre, Decembre 1916". (Exhibition of works of art damaged or from devastated regions; Bell of Carency)

A guard complains to an officer in a carriage about the rain in his guardhouse. Part of a series of about 24 cartoons from 1828 on the imbalances within the Belgian militia due to the social inequality within the corps, following the reorganization introduced on April 11, 1827. First Trial, 1828 1st Tribulation. Caporal il pleut dans ma gu, print maker: Jean-Louis Van Hemelryck, (mentioned on object), Southern Netherlands, 1828, paper, h 270 mm × w 220 mm

Instruments of destruction: types of war bombs in use during the Second World War. A comparative chart showing the various types, including the incendiary, the high explosive, the armour piercing, the delayed action, and the oil bomb. Date: 1940

Soldier using a Goerz rangefinder, a device used to measure distance, at the Ordnance Camp in Is-sur-Tille, Cote-D'Or, France. The photograph was taken on October 22, 1918, by Pvt. E. E. Evans. Copyright restrictions limit this image to official military use only.

The Marten Hale hand grenade for hand or rifle. 1914

Naval Practice Battery, Navy Yard, Washington, DC, USA Civil War

Jacques Callot, Firing the Cannon, 1634 1635 Firing the Cannon

George Fairbanks, Carbine Gun, c 1937 Carbine Gun

Caption: A photograph of a six-ton special tractor model of 1917 used by the Motor Equipment Section of the Office of Chief of Ordnance during World War One. The tractor was designed for military purposes and served as a small tank. Note: This image is not for publication and is for official use only.

Ancient Age. Ballista or bolt thrower, ancient missile weapon. Engraving. Museo Militar, 1883. Later colouration.

A complete 20 mm grenade with a cross-sectional view of the pushing load and the empty grenade head (no explosive charge present). Practice munition for Oerlikon and Polish (air goal).

Soldiers participating in World War One training exercises.

Awaiting the enemy's fire. Morgan collection of Civil War drawings. United States, History, Civil War, 1861-1865, Campaigns & battles, Artillery (Weaponry), 1860-1870, Soldiers, Union, 1860-1870, United States

Breech piece of the Ferguson rifle. Originally published in January 1880 in Scribners Monthly Magazine

A complete 57 mm of grenade (explosive and pushing load) with light track. Ammo for the Drawn 6-Ponder Anti-Tank Geacht. This concerns an armored grenade. In the grenade head, a smaller grenade is mounted for better ballistic properties and a larger weft effect on the armored goal. (abbreviation: ADPS = Armor-Piercing Discarding-Sabot)

Interior View of Kit Carson Museum at Fort Lyon. State: Colorado.

Spain. The new "Plasencia Cannons". 12-centimeter gun, number 2, mounted on a steel plate carriage, which has withstood 553 shots in tests. Drawing by Nao. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

The Sten gun: the new British machine gun, introduced during the Second World War, explained in detail. It is a simplified Tommy-gun that fires almost any type of 9mm ammunition at 550 rounds per minute, and needs no oil. Date: 1942

Spain. The new 'Plasencia Cannons'. 12-centimeter gun, number 2, mounted on a steel plate carriage, which has withstood 553 shots in tests. Drawing by Nao. Engraving. La Ilustración Española y Americana, 1882.

Beating the fighter pilot's problem: a suit to prevent blackout. Details of the American Berger G2 suit, designed to keep pilots conscious in high-speed air battles during the Second World War. Date: 1945

Pvt. E. E. Evans of the S.C. is photographed at an ordnance camp in Is-sur-Tille, Cote d'Or, France. The image shows Pvt. Evans operating a telescope and wind drum instrument. The photograph was taken on October 22, 1918, and is intended for official use only, not for publication.

France, 1700-1720. Louis XIV. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, France

How the Allied troops in Burma are kept fit: fresh meat and vegetables carried great distances in refrigerators. Showing the system of transport of fresh supplies by rail, road and river through difficult terrain to the front-line troops in Burmese jungles in the aftermath of the Second World War. Date: 1945

Artwork: "Gunning the Plates" Artist: Charles Waterhouse. Country: Unknown

In combat, during the war. Unknown

Infographic about the Mark I, a new and powerful combat vehicle that appeared in the battle of Somme (1916). Adobe InDesign (.indd); 5078x3188.

Roumania, 1881-95 part 1. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Romania

Old artillery guns at Fort de Soto Florida Fort de Soto museum housing old artillery and military guns and cannons used in Spanish American war Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevexHeapx 6157876

Britain's bomb progress during the Second World War: from 500-pounder to a 12,000-pound factory buster. Date: 1944

240 MM gun carriage , Arms & armament, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Guns (beg. 18th c.). SPAIN. CATALONIA. Barcelona. Montjuic Castle Military Museum.

Advertisement for Colt's Firearms, Pistols, Rifles, Carbines & Shotguns. From A Concise History of The International Exhibition of 1862, published 1862.

Militaria, Italy, 19th century. Mountain artillery of the Kingdom of Italy, 1884. Color plate by Quinto Cenni.

Firing the Cannon. Dated: 1634/1635. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Submarine mines through the years leading up to World War I

An answer to the tank during the Second World War: types of aeroplane shell guns. Including the Hispano-Suiza moteur-canon gun, found effective by the French in knocking out tanks, and the big American 37mm gun, soon to be available to the Allies. Date: 1940

Russian field gun 76. 2 mm divisional gun model 1902 in the Fort de la Pompelle, Fort Herbillon, First World War One fortification during the Battle of the Marne, Reims, France, Europe

Loading the Cannon. Dated: 1634/1635. Medium: etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: JACQUES CALLOT.

Reproduction of a watercolor, descriptive an 18-pond cannon from the 17th century.

Jacques Callot, Firing the Cannon, 1634 1635 Firing the Cannon

Steamship Dunbarton, between 1860 and 1865, drawing on blue-green paper pencil, 6.7 x 17.3 cm. (sheet), by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US, 1862-1865, by Alfred R Waud, 1828-1891, an american artist famous for his American Civil War sketches, America, US

Engraving depicting John Holtum stopping a cannon ball in flight. Holtum purchased the gun from a Birmingham arms manufacture in 1872 and toured with his trick for many years. His chest was thickly padded, and he wore leather gloves, and the worst injury he sustained was the loss of one finger on his left hand. The cannon ball was ejected by a spring just before a small charge was set off giving the perception that it was a real cannon ball used. Dated 19th century

Handfeuerwaffen 1895: franzöisches Gewehr M86 vor Beendigung des Öffnens, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhund...

A photograph showing a BB-23 battery signal corps apparatus during World War I. The image depicts the equipment in use, with identification number 4048278.

Naval ships - Italy's Regia Marina assault vehicle MTM Grillo, 1918. Color illustration

A left side view of an M-16A1 5.56mm rifle equipped with an M-203 40mm grenade launcher. Country: Unknown

The Old Guns of Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba, 1903

Diagram of HMS Furious. Virtually the first naval aircraft-carrier whose second modification in 1918 transformed her from a cruiser with a flight deck into a "floating aerodrome". From British Warsh

A cavalry pistol with a rock castle

Grenade head containing the inflammatory mechanism and the explosive charge for a 25-pin cannon. On the right is a cross-section of the same grenade. 25 Ponder: caliber 88 mm

Captured Rebel Arab - Apparently Russian.Just Recently a serious threat to the Aden -Dhala road has developed. Two large groups of Rebel tribesmen calling themselves the "Red Wolves of Radfan", one approximately 200 strong and the other Approximately 300 strong, some of them wearing Khaki Uniforms. are attacking supply convoys along the road. This picture received from Aden by air yesterday, shows Russian writing on a Mortar Bomb tube tag. All these arms which were captured by British troops recently are *****. May 05, 1954.

Norway and Sweden, 1905-1909. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Norway, Sweden

Amsterdam, Leman, Louis Salomon, Netherlands, Magnenat, Willem Charles, Description of the composition as well as of the dimensions, etc. of the insignia of the Army, Insignia of the Army, 1845, Insignia of the Army. Illustration in a book from 1845 about the uniforms and clothing of the Dutch army, navy and militia in the Netherlands and in the overseas territories., print, picture, costume print, book illustration, books, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 270 mm, width 200 mm, 1803 - 1871-04-21, print maker, printmaker, 1845 - 1845, paper, lithography (technique), hand coloring, Publication (Event), Publication, 1818-12-16 - 1889-04-06, publisher

Restored USS Cairo in the Vicksburg National Military Park Cannon of the restored iron clad steamship USS Cairo in the Vicksburg National Military Park in Mississippi Copyright: xZoonar.com/StevenxHeapx 21093056

Naval ships - United States Navy submarine USS Holland (SS-1), 1878. Color illustration

Handfeuerwaffen 1895: amerikanisches Lee-Gewehr M79, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 19. Jahrhundert, Originaldatum ni...

Men displaying various types and sizes of shells , Bombs, Watertown Arsenal Mass.. Records of U.S. Army Operational

These powerful 800,000,000 candle power searchlights are used to detect the 'enemy' , Searchlights, Military personnel, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

A view of foreign ordnance found by Marines participating in a multinational peacekeeping operation. Base: Beirut Country: Lebanon (LBN)

Construction for an artillery art; KYST artillery. Different views with dimensions for a structure of an artillery art. Inside frame. Plate 7 from ....

Witworth gun 12 pounder, 3 inch ordinance rifle , Cannons, Tichnor Brothers Collection, postcards of the United States

Amsterdam, Leman, Louis Salomon, Netherlands, Magnenat, Willem Charles, Continuation of the Description as well as the Composition as well as the Dimensions, etc. of the Distinguishing Marks of the Army, Distinguishing Marks of the Army, 1845, Distinguishing Marks of the Army. Illustration in a book from 1845 about the uniforms and clothing of the Dutch army, navy and militia in the Netherlands and in the overseas territories., print, picture, costume print, book illustration, books, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 270 mm, width 200 mm, 1803 - 1871-04-21, print maker, printmaker, 1845 - 1845, paper, lithography (technique), hand coloring, Publication (Event), Publication, 1818-12-16 - 1889-04-06, publisher

Materials for the camoufleur. Photographs. 1942 - 1943. General Research Division. Civil defense, Camouflage (Military science)

Military Motors series, 1916: British Motor Fortress.

Field Hospital Equipments by Major A. Leahy.

This 12-gauge, double-bar-relied, hammer shot-gun was fired by an unknown gunman into the face and chest of Francesco Carbone, 22, in front of his Guildford home, last Monday night. It was found yesterday by Det. - Sgt. George Davis (B030 extension 320) in blackberry bushes near Carbone's home. It is branded "Braendlin Armory Co., Birmingham, No. 27235, and has three unusual features one hammer cap has been brazed, the right-hand trigger has been spot-welded, and there is a silver shield under t

Bomblet in sheath , Ordnance industry, Armories, Molds Shaping tools, Shells Ammunition, Bombs. Records of U.S. Army Operational

Savage automatic pistol Date: 1917

The baldric design for the 24th Infantry Division Band. Country: Unknown

This is What You are MakingA Mighty Machine of British Workmanship - The Short Stirling. Artist: J. H. Clark. 1942 - 1945. Office for Emergency Management. Office of War Information. Domestic Operations Branch. Bureau of Special Services. 3/9/1943-9/15/1945. World War II Foreign Posters

US combat and support helicopters. Courtesy of Soviet Military Power, 1984. PHOTO No. 62, page 60, right. Country: Unknown

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