Wheel-lock blunderbuss, 17th century. from Cowans Auctions
Confederate Colt Copies of the Civil War, Griswold and Gunnison Revolver During the American Civil War the Union, with its mighty industrial infrastructure, had a wealth of small arms and ordnance t…
Over the past couple of years or so I have been inspired by a number of incredible photographers who regularly post on Flickr. Quite often I find myself wondering how my Flickr contacts would approach a subject and this is a case in point. I saw this scene and immediately thought of one such person - someone who has been free in their advice, who has been kind enough to comment and encourage and, I hope, make me a better photographer. I hope that many of you will recognise the influence you have had on my photography and just want to say thanks for your inspiration. As to the influence in this image... the clues are there!
Indian antelope head ax, 18th-19th century.
Flintlock and wheel-lock hand mortars (grenade launchers).
Czech Legion soldiers, Russia, World War I.
Manchu soldier with bow and arrow, 1871.
Weird Medieval Marginalia (Manuscript Art)
The Guns that Brought Down Constantinople, By the mid 15th Century, the might Eastern Roman Empire had suffered under centuries of conquest by Arab and Turkish invaders, resulting in the empire stre…
Weird Medieval Marginalia (Manuscript Art)
War Scooter --- The Excelsior Welbike Looking more like a mini motorcycle for a child than a piece of military equipment, the Excelsior Welbike was a scooter designed to give British paratroopers ex…
1814 03 31 Entrada del zar en Paris - Sergey Troshin
Flintlock hunting carbine from either Bavaria or Austria, circa 1740′s. featured on the David Pedersoli Blog
Weird Medieval Marginalia (Manuscript Art)
Musketeers and the Twelve Apostles Matchlock muskets were very slow to load and fire. In the 18th century and Napoleonic Wars a proficient infantryman was expected to fire around 3-4 shots a minute…
Masonic dagger, French, mid to late 19th century. from Czerny’s International Auction House
The Hopkins and Allen Vest Derringer, In the late 19th and early 20th century Hopkins and Allen was one of the three major manufacturers of cheap break top and pocket revolvers, competitors with Ive…
Weird Medieval Marginalia (Manuscript Art)