Rifle Collection (page 8)

President Cleveland wearing military uniform, 1896
1576828 President Cleveland wearing military uniform, 1896; (add.info.: "Give it another twist, Grover - we're all with you)

Daylight at Last! Henry Morton Stanley (1840-1904)
864782 Daylight at Last! Henry Morton Stanley (1840-1904); (add.info.: Daylight at Last! Henry Morton Stanley (1840-1904) born John Rowlands at Denbigh, Wales

Soldiers, c.1892 (oil on panel)
XOS5883258 Soldiers, c.1892 (oil on panel) by Detaille, Jean-Baptiste Edouard (1848-1912); 20.7x17.2 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH, USA; (add.info.: Painting by Edouard Detaille)

Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo)
8635882 Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank)

Woman - Ever Unreasonable (litho)
8655434 Woman - Ever Unreasonable (litho) by Townsend, Frederick Henry (1868-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman - Ever Unreasonable, 1904)

Advance guard soldiers on snow skis in a shooting and marching exercise
3568732 Advance guard soldiers on snow skis in a shooting and marching exercise by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: Asiago 1920-1930 ca)

Pair of honor pistols offered to General Desaix, 1701-1799
5944671 Pair of honor pistols offered to General Desaix, 1701-1799; Musee-Hotel Bertrand, Chateauroux, France; (add.info)

Catalan rebels attacks in Cambrils, Spain, 19th century (engraving)
AIS5334492 Catalan rebels attacks in Cambrils, Spain, 19th century (engraving); Museo del Romanticismo, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spain. Carlist War: Catalan rebels attacks in Cambrils, Spain)

The young Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), while taking part in an expedition to the North Pole in 1773
MMM5484995 The young Horatio Nelson (1758-1805), while taking part in an expedition to the North Pole in 1773, he fought a polar bear on the ice, while his gun was jammed

Whale harpon and its rope, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal)
MMM5476751 Whale harpon and its rope, used on the Resolute, an auxiliary steam ship (1879), c.1880 (wood and metal); National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: Whale harpon and its rope)

British ship of 20 guns, showing rigging and a ship's boat, and a separate view of the stern, c.1780 (watercolour)
7341875 British ship of 20 guns, showing rigging and a ship's boat, and a separate view of the stern, c.1780 (watercolour, pen & ink ) by Gwyn

History of the Pirates...of all nations. The Buccaneers of South America, 1836 (print)
7295354 History of the Pirates...of all nations. The Buccaneers of South America, 1836 (print) by British School, (19th century); National Maritime Museum, London

Landing at Erramanga (Eromanga), one of the New Hebrides, 18th century (oil on panel)
7295302 Landing at Erramanga (Eromanga), one of the New Hebrides, 18th century (oil on panel) by Hodges, William (1744-97); 22.9x45.3 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Suit for hunting (man and woman), 2nd empire, 1852-1870, engraving
1729144 Suit for hunting (man and woman), 2nd empire, 1852-1870, engraving; (add.info.: Suit for hunting (man and woman), 2nd empire, 1852-1870, engraving)

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of
CUL4878282 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Memoirs for the history of the troops of the Royal House of Spain. 1828. Hunter

The Bandit Hunt - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950407 The Bandit Hunt - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Soldier of the Red Army, c.1920 (poster)
8698336 Soldier of the Red Army, c.1920 (poster) by Spassky, Vassili (1873-1924); (add.info.: History. Russia (USSR). "Comrade, watch the bridges." Soldier of the Red Army before a bridge

Colomba brings two men armed with rifles into his house, 1940 (illustration)
8683016 Colomba brings two men armed with rifles into his house, 1940 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

Confederate Ashville Rifle
3481442 Confederate Ashville Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: Confederate, North Carolina, Ashville, Percussion Rifle lock plate detail); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022

Russian soldiers attacking the chateau of Count Gebuchow during the January Uprising of 1863 between the former
3473150 Russian soldiers attacking the chateau of Count Gebuchow during the January Uprising of 1863 between the former Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth and the Russian Empire

Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1719 (engraving)
864172 Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe, 1719 (engraving); (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe, barefoot and dressed in goatskins, pictured on the island where he spent many years after his shipwreck)

Bandits ambushing train
864155 Bandits ambushing train; (add.info.: Bandits ambushing a train in the New Hampshire-Maine area of the United States)

Osceola of Florida, 1838
1575107 Osceola of Florida, 1838; (add.info.: Osceola of Florida. Osceola, full-length portrait, holding rifle.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian Infantry at the Charge, 1870. From The Graphic. (London, 3 September 1870)
538456 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871: Prussian Infantry at the Charge, 1870. From The Graphic. (London, 3 September 1870). Wood engraving. France. Germany.; Universal History Archive/UIG

World War I 1914-1918: Get into Khaki We are doing our bit -. Australian recruitment poster showing soldier with rifle
528749 World War I 1914-1918: Get into Khaki We are doing our bit -. Australian recruitment poster showing soldier with rifle in one hand gesturing toward other soldiers in battle (1914-1918)

The Final Repulse of the Neapolitans, 1860 (engraving)
1579624 The Final Repulse of the Neapolitans, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Final Repulse of the Neapolitans, during the Battle on the Volturno)

Deported Rifle Corps, 1860 (engraving)
1579597 Deported Rifle Corps, 1860 (engraving); (add.info.: Engraving depicting the Deported Rifle Corps forming earthworks for their shooting-ground by torchlight)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638740 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo)
8635883 Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vickers-Carden-Lloyd amphibious tank)

Coil, Coin, Colt, Comb, Cone, Cook, Coop, Coot, Cord, Cork, Corn, Crab (engraving)
8649989 Coil, Coin, Colt, Comb, Cone, Cook, Coop, Coot, Cord, Cork, Corn, Crab (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coil, Coin, Colt, Comb, Cone)

A large Lion sprang upon one of the Men (colour litho)
8639564 A large Lion sprang upon one of the Men (colour litho) by Skelton, Joseph Ratcliffe (1865-1927) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: A large Lion sprang upon one of the Men)

Don't worry - I'm quite comfortable here! (colour litho)
8656823 Don't worry - I'm quite comfortable here! (colour litho) by Carter, Reg (1886-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: "Don't worry - I'm quite comfortable here)

Snow-shoe race in Nova Scotia (engraving)
8631172 Snow-shoe race in Nova Scotia (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Snow-shoe race in Nova Scotia)

Highwayman (colour litho)
8635483 Highwayman (colour litho) by Ward, William Dudley (1879-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Highwayman. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Prussian soldiers retreating after the Battle of Montmirail (chromolitho)
8635156 Prussian soldiers retreating after the Battle of Montmirail (chromolitho) by Jank, Angelo (1868-1940); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death of Brigadier John Pennycuick at the Battle of Chillianwalla, 1849 (colour litho)
8663981 Death of Brigadier John Pennycuick at the Battle of Chillianwalla, 1849 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Advertising card for Manhatta cigars (colour litho)
8677752 Advertising card for Manhatta cigars (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Advertising card for Manhatta cigars, sold by J C Rathbun & Co)

Pair of shotguns taken on the Franklin expedition, 1845-47 (steel, iron, brass, wood)
7295457 Pair of shotguns taken on the Franklin expedition, 1845-47 (steel, iron, brass, wood); 11x117x5 cm; National Maritime Museum, London, UK; (add.info.: They have walnut stocks)

Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print)
864135 Illustration for Robinson Crusoe, c.1900 (print); (add.info.: The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe)

History. French Revolution. The revolutionnary troops takes the Tuileries, Paris, Aug
3434676 History. French Revolution. The revolutionnary troops takes the Tuileries, Paris, Aug. 10, 1792 Illustration in: Belles images d'histoire (schoolbook), by H. Geron, France, c.1948 Coll

British Calisher and Terry carbine
3481444 British Calisher and Terry carbine; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Confederate imported British Calisher and Terry breechloading carbine ); © Don Troiani

ROMANA, Pedro Caro y Sureda, Marques de La (1761-1811). Spanish military man and politician. Spain
CUL4870791 ROMANA, Pedro Caro y Sureda, Marques de La (1761-1811). Spanish military man and politician. Spain. War of Independence (1808). Oath of the troops of the Marquis de La Romana

Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Bavarian troops of the Prussian army storming Bicetre. Wood engraving, October 1870
530566 Franco-Prussian War 1870-1871. Bavarian troops of the Prussian army storming Bicetre. Wood engraving, October 1870.; Universal History Archive/UIG

Tecumseh, 1880
1574373 Tecumseh, 1880; (add.info.: Print shows Tecumseh, full-length portrait, standing, facing slightly right, holding rifle.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Franco Prussian War (1870-1871), Battle of Sedan in the Ardennes on September 1, 1870 (engraving)
AIS5337314 Franco Prussian War (1870-1871), Battle of Sedan in the Ardennes on September 1, 1870 (engraving); © Iberfoto

U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie", 16 Jul 1917. Creator: Bain News Service. U.S
U.S. soldier & Canadian "Kiltie", 16 Jul 1917 (date created or published later). A Canadian Highlander soldier with an American soldier, possibly outside the 71st Regiment Armory

Germans passing thro Paracin, on Belgrad - Nisch Line, between c1910 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Germans passing thro Paracin, on Belgrad - Nisch Line, between c1910 and c1920. German soldiers marching through the Serbian town of Paracin during World War I

Defenders of Tsing Tau, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Defenders of Tsing Tau, 1914. German soldiers outside of Tsingtao (now Qingdao), China, probably during the Siege of Tsingtao during which the German-controlled port city was attacked by British

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"The Rifle: A Symbol of Courage, Resistance, and Bravery Throughout History" From the valiant Rifleman of the 95th (Rifles) Regiment of Foot in the Battle of Pyrenees in 1813 to the heroic Geronimo, an American Apache leader photographed in 1887, the rifle has been a powerful tool that shaped nations and defended freedom. Depicting the Battle of Brandywine during the Revolutionary War, Howard Pyle's oil painting "The Nation Makers" immortalizes the pivotal role rifles played in securing independence. In World War I, a poignant cartoon titled "Better Hole" humorously highlights how soldiers relied on their rifles for survival. During World War II, a compelling poster asks if one's journey is truly necessary while showcasing a soldier with his trusty rifle by his side. The image serves as a reminder that rifles were not just weapons but lifelines protecting lives and liberties. In times of conflict closer to home, Laodicea Dicey Langston stands tall as she defends her elderly father against Loyalist troops during America's fight for freedom. Her unwavering determination symbolizes how rifles empowered individuals to protect what they held dear. Even beyond warfare scenarios, Native American attacks on western stagecoaches demonstrate how rifles were used both defensively and offensively throughout history. They became symbols of resistance against oppression and encroachment. Survivors from the 2nd Battalion Rifle Brigade stand united after enduring unimaginable hardships together. Their bond forged through shared experiences showcases not only their resilience but also their reliance on their trusted rifles. From Coldstream Guards proudly posing on Christmas cards to Territorial Army posters during inter-war periods promoting preparedness and vigilance - all emphasize how integral rifles have been in safeguarding peace at home and abroad. Throughout centuries past until today, whether it be defending borders or preserving ideals worth fighting for.