| Early Classical and Roman |
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Arbeia - Reconstruction of a Roman Fort Gatehouse |
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A excellent reconstruction of the imposing 2 passage gatehouse which might once have stood on that spot at Arbeia Roman Fort
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Arbeia - Roman Barracks, reconstruction |
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A reconstruction of a century barracks with separate rooms for each contubernuim of the century with a larger room at the end for the Centurion.
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Arbeia - The commanders house |
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A view from the veranda of the reconstructed Commanders House at Arbeia
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Arbeia Roman Fort - panoramic view |
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A view from the top of the reconstructed gatehouse of the plan of part of the fort which has been excavated. The large granaries which Arbeia was re-m...
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Chesters Roman Fort - Commandants House |
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A close-up of the beautifully preserved hypocaust or under-floor heating supports from the main Commandants house or Praetorium at Chesters. A furnace...
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Chesters Roman Fort, Barrack block |
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The best preserved set of Roman 2nd century cavalry barracks on Hadrians wall can be seen at Chesters. Here the row of mess rooms can be seen, which f...
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Hadrians Wall - the Broad Wall |
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The Roman wall which runs from Newcastle in the east to Carlisle in the west was not build to a consistent plan. Initially it was intended to build it...
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Housteads Roman Fort - Barrack blocks |
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An excavated infantry barracks, clearly showing the separate rooms which would have accomodated up to 8 soldiers.
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Monument to the Builders of Hadrians Wall |
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A monument built at the eastern most end of Hadrians Wall at the fort and museum of Segedunum. It is based on names from Century stones found along th...
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Roman Cornicen and Legionary |
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The "Cornicen" (horn player) carried and played the large curved horn used for signalling in a similar way to the bugle of later armies. As an officer...
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Roman granary, Housteads fort. |
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Clearly shows the pillars for the raised floor (not a hypocaust) to keep the valuable grain and stores out of the damp.
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Roman latrines, Housteads fort |
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The large, deep trenches to the left and right would have been covered with long wooden boxes having holes in, upon which the Roman soldiers would hav...
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Roman Legionary of the 1st Century |
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A member of the Ermine Street Guard representing a Legionary who might have helped build Hadrians Wall. He wears the Lorica Segmentata style armour wh...
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Roman marching camp - Contubernia tents |
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Members of the Ermine Street Guard display equipment used in Roman times along with two excellent campaign tents which would have housed up to 8 legio...
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The North gate, Housteads fort |
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The remains of the north gate of the wall fort, with the remains of Hadrians Wall carrying on into the distance towards the small copse. This section ...
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| Viking |
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The Battle of Stamford Bridge |
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The view from Battle Flat - the ridge on which the Vikings formed for the later stages of the battle after the river had been forced by the English. T...
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| Medieval |
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A Man-at-Arms of the Wars of the Roses |
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This man-at-arms wears quite an exotic suit of full armour of 15th century style and is armed with a bill polearm. Member of the Black Guard re-enactm...
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Bosworth, King Richard's Monument |
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A monument on the Bosworth Battlefield placed to commemorate the fall of King Richard III during the battle. Although it indicates that it is placed o...
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Bosworth, King Richards Well |
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A Victorian pyramid built over a spring where, legend has it, King Richard III slaked his thirst during the battle of Bosworth.
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Cliffords Tower, York |
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A intersting example of a motte and bailey castle, the mound being the remains of a wooden castle built by William I around 1068 with the four-lobed s...
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English foot soldiers of the Wars of the Roses |
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Here are depicted three different types of foot soldier from the time of the battle of Towton, 1461. On the left, he is a fully armoured man-at-arms w...
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Firepower through the ages - English Long Bow - MUR3_ftabow |
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An arrow is loosed from the bow of a member of the York City Levy
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Medieval cooking - MUR3_yklvycook |
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Members of the York City Levy prepare medival dishes.
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Medieval cooking - MUR3_yklvycook2 |
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Members of the York City Levy prepare medival dishes.
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Medieval encampment |
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An example of the camp followers and how a military camp in the time of the Wars of the Roses might have looked. Polearms are racked ready for use, fo...
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Medieval foot, protection demonstration. |
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A demonstration by the Company of Palm Sunday group on how the bill polearm would have been used to provide a defensive wall against mounted knights a...
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Pembroke Castle |
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The medieval castle of Pembroke. It was originally constructed at the beginning of the 13th century to replace an earlier wooden castle built by the N...
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Sandal Castle |
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Sandal Castle from which Richard, Duke of York sallied forth to confront the Lancastrian forces at the Battle of Wakefield, 30th Dec 1460, where he wa...
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Scarborough Castle |
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The first stone castle in Scarborough was built on the headland dominating the town and harbour around 1135 by William Le Gros, Earl of Albemarle. The...
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Tenby town walls |
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The impressive remains of Tenby's medieval city walls, which also protected the town and defied the Parliament's troops when Tenby was held for the Ki...
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The Battle of Boroughbridge Monument. |
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A plaque on the side of the current bridge in the town commemorating the battle in 1322.
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The Battle of the Standard. Battlefield Monument |
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A monument placed at the side of the Great North Road a few mines north of Northallerton and in front of the battlefield itself.
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The Tower of London |
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The Tower of London
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Towton |
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The view from the right of the Lancastrian starting point, looking down the slope at Cock Beck, and the 'Bloody Meadow' where many Lancastrians made a...
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Towton - Lord Dacre's Tomb |
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The grave of Lord Dacre who was killed fighting for the Lancastrians at the Battle of Towton. He is said to be buried in a standing position along wit...
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Towton Battlefield Monument |
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The monument to the Battle of Towton, on the Tadcaster to Sherburn-in-Elmet road.
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| 16th Century |
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16th Century Italian Armour |
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Flambouyant armour from Italy during the 1500's. The painting is not original.
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Border Reivers - examples of armour |
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Two examples of the types of armour and weapons as used by the Reivers - cross Anglo-Scottish border warriors - during the 16th century.
The model on...
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| 17th Century |
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A display of historic weaponry |
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A elegant display of arrayed weaponry from medieval polearms and 2-handed swords through to 19th century percussion muskets and carbines. There are ra...
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A Parliamentarian Musketeer |
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A member of the Tower Hamlets Trayned Band showing how a Civil War musketeer would have been armed. He has a matchlock musket of the period, with a re...
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Battle of Lansdown Hill, Waller's first position |
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A view of the hill itself from the track (now a road) in the vale between Lansdown Hill and Freezing Hill where the Royalists initially formed up. The...
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Battle of Lansdown Hill, Waller's second position |
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A view south from the centre of the battlefield looking at the plateau at the top of the hill. This is where Waller and the Parliamentarians fell back...
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Cavalryman's Back and Brest of the English Civil War period |
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This English breastplate and backplate from the mid 17th century illustrates the basic protection considered necessary for a soldier of horse of this ...
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Cuirassier-style cavalry Helmets used in the English Civil War. |
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A pair of full-face close helmets worn by cuirassiers during the English Civil War. The helmets would be part of an all-over plate armour similar to t...
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English Civil War Foote |
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A pikeman and a musketeer from the 17th century.
The pikeman in this picture actually holds a halberd, which would have been particularly effective ...
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Lansdown Hill, Grenvile's Monument |
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A monument to the commander of the Cornish foot, Colonel Sir Bevile Grenvile, and the battle of Lansdown Hill (5th July 1643) positioned at the top of...
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Late 17th Century Pikeman's Armour |
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A Pikeman's back and breastplate from around 1660 of the pattern used during the English Civil War. It also shows the hinged plates which would have c...
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Marston Moor |
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The view looking south and south-west from the left of the Royalist position at the ridge where the Parliamentarians formed. The battlefield monument ...
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Marston Moor |
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The view north towards the Royalist position from 'Cromwells Plump', the highest point on the ridge where the Parliamentarian forces formed before the...
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Marston Moor - Cromwell's Plump |
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The small clump of trees at the highest point of the ridge where the Parliamentarian forces lined up before the Battle of Marston Moor. It is thought ...
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Marston Moor Battlefield Monument |
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The monument to the Battle of Marston Moor, on the Tockwith to Long Marston road.
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Naseby, Battlefield Monument |
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A commemorative monument errected on the battlefield just north of Cromwell's position on Red Hill Ridge.
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New Model Army 'Lobster Pott' Helmet of the English Civil War period |
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This three-barred pott helmet was worn by an harquebusier, a more modern type of cavalryman armoured just with a buff coat, back and breastplate and t...
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Sir Thomas Fairfax's Tomb & Memorial |
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The tomb and memorial to Sir Thomas Fairfax, one of the most prominent and skillful commanders of Parliamentary forces during the 1st English Civil Wa...
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The Naseby battlefield - North |
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The battlefield of Naseby (14th Jue 1642) from the centre of the battlefield looking up towards the Parliamentarian position.
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The Naseby battlefield - South |
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The Naseby battlefield. Looking fron the right of the Parliamentarian position where Cromwell formed his Ironsides over the battlefield to the ridge w...
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| 18th Century |
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American War of Independance - Loyalist fighter |
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Members of the Trainblazers re-enactment society portraying loyalists of the 1770s
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American War of Independance - Loyalists |
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Members of the Trainblazers re-enactment society portraying loyalists of the 1770s
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American War of Independance - Loyalists |
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Members of the Trainblazers re-enactment society portraying loyalists of the 1770s
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British Grenadier's Cap |
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A British Grenadier's Cap dated 1786
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Firepower through the ages - Flintlock musket of the 1770s - MUR3_ftamusket1 |
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Loading and firing an American flintlock musket of the American War of Independance
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Firepower through the ages - Flintlock musket of the 1770s - MUR3_ftamusket2 |
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Loading and firing an American flintlock musket of the American War of Independance
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Firepower through the ages - Flintlock musket of the 1770s - MUR3_ftamusket3 |
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Loading and firing an American flintlock musket of the American War of Independance
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Firepower through the ages - Flintlock musket of the 1770s - MUR3_ftamusket4 |
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Loading and firing an American flintlock musket of the American War of Independance
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Firepower through the ages - Flintlock musket of the 1770s - MUR3_ftamusket5 |
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Loading and firing an American flintlock musket of the American War of Independance
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Firepower through the ages - Flintlock musket of the 1770s - MUR3_ftamusket6 |
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Loading and firing an American flintlock musket of the American War of Independance
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Firepower through the ages - Flintlock musket of the 1770s - MUR3_ftamusket7 |
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Loading and firing an American flintlock musket of the American War of Independance
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Firepower through the ages - Flintlock musket of the 1770s - MUR3_ftamusket8 |
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Loading and firing an American flintlock musket of the American War of Independance
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Light Dragoon pistols |
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A pair of light dragoon flintlock pistols dated around 1790.
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Militia uniform from the 18th century |
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A Jacket and tri-corn cap including wig from the 1740's. Also shown on the right is a grenadier's headdress from the 1760's.
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| The Napoleonic Wars |
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The Baker Rifle |
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This image of the classic Baker Rifle of the British Rifle regiments during the Napoleonic Wars also shows its sword bayonet and powder flask. It had ...
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| 19th and Early 20th Century |
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'Her Majesty's Heroes' - British troops in South Africa |
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Another image from Underwood and Underwood (from a stereoview) clearly showing the uniforms and equipment in use by the British troops during the Angl...
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19th Century British Coatee jackets |
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A set of Coatees and Infantry officer's hat as used by the 96th Regiment. From left to right they date from 1796-1816, a short-tailed coat from 1812, ...
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19th Century British Muskets |
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Shown here are a pair of muskets used by the 96th Regiment during the 19th Century. On the left is the classic 'Brown Bess' smooth-bore flintlock musk...
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Aldershot Army Barracks through the ages. |
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Two depictions of the kind of living quarters that soldiers would have had in two periods in Aldershot's life. One shows the barracks during the Victo...
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American Civil War - One of Quantrils raiders |
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A recreation of a Southern irregular in the American Civil War
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American Civil War - Union officer - ACW union light infantry sepia copy |
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A recreation of a Union officer in the American Civil War
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American Civil War, Southern Medic |
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A medic of the 2nd South Carolina regiment
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American Civil War, Southern Sharpshooter |
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A sharpshooter of the 2nd South Carolina regiment cleans his rifled musket
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American Civil War, Volley fire |
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A volley of fire from a group of ACW re-enactors
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American Civil War, Volley fire - MUR3_acwvolley2 |
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A volley of fire from a group of ACW re-enactors
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Boer 'Long Tom' shell. |
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A 94 pound shell from one of the Boer 'Long Tom' Creusot artillery pieces fired into the town of Ladysmith during it's seige. It presumably failed to ...
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Boer Mauser pistol |
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A Boer Mauser pistol taken by the East Yorkshire Rgt after Bothaville, November 1900
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Boers blending with the Veldt |
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An excellent photograph of two members of the Oranje Vrijstaat Artillerie Corps blending with the veldt. It can readily be imagined how difficult thes...
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British 4.7 inch Naval Gun |
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A view of one of the huge, converted Naval pieces used as artillery in the Anglo-Boer war. It is from an Underwood and Underwood stereoview and is ent...
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British Officer's Shako |
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An British Officer's Shako and epaulette from the 14th Regiment worn at the Battle of Waterloo
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City of London Volunteers in South Africa. |
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A photograph by Underwood and Underwood entitled "City of London Imperial Volunteers just arrived at the Orange River, South Africa." showing another ...
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Civil War southern camp |
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Stacked rifles and the southern battleflag in front of a tent of the 32nd Virginia Regiment
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Crimean Infantry Officers uniform |
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The uniform of an officer in the 19th foot during the Crimea, 1854-56.
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Crimean Infantry uniform |
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A rare surviving example of an infantry soldier's uniform, marching order, from the time of the Crimean War from the 19th foot (The Green Howards)
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Dervish Jibbah and sword |
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A Jibbah (Patched smock) and sword captured from the warriors of the Mahdi in the Sudan after the Battle of Ginnis, 30 Dec 1885. Also shown is the typ...
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Duke of Wellingtons monument, Hyde Park. |
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A monument to the Duke of Wellington at Hyde Park, outside his former home, Apsley House. The memorial is surrounded by 4 figures depicting four regim...
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Firepower through the ages - Henry Rifle - MUR3_ftahenry1 |
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Loading and firing the lever-action Henry rifle popular in the America of the 1860s incuding the wild west and the American Civil War
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Firepower through the ages - Henry Rifle - MUR3_ftahenry2 |
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Loading and firing the lever-action Henry rifle popular in the America of the 1860s incuding the wild west and the American Civil War
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Firepower through the ages - Henry Rifle - MUR3_ftahenry3 |
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Loading and firing the lever-action Henry rifle popular in the America of the 1860s incuding the wild west and the American Civil War
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Firepower through the ages - Henry Rifle - MUR3_ftahenry4 |
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Loading and firing the lever-action Henry rifle popular in the America of the 1860s incuding the wild west and the American Civil War
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Firepower through the ages - the Sharps Carbine - MUR3_ftasharps |
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The dropping block single shot Sharps Carbine popular in the America of the 1860s for buffalo hunting
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General Cronje's Commandants. |
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A photograph entitled "Gen. Cronje's principle Commandants - surrendered to Lord Roberts, Feb 27th, S. Africa." showing a group of senior Boers repute...
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General Piet Cronje's saddle |
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The saddle and bridle of Boer General Piet Cronje, surrendered after the Battle of Paardeberg to the Alexandra, Princess of Wales' Yorkshire Regiment ...
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Horse Artillery troop - Boer War |
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An untitled photograph of a troop of horse artillery from the Anglo-Boer War period. The image clearly shows the late 19th century British khaki unifo...
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Maori Axe |
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A Maori axe taken by the 14th Regiment during the New Zealand campaigns 1860-66
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Martini-Henry rifle |
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A Martini-Henry rifle and bayonet, circa 1880
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Militia uniform from the 19th century |
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A Uniform jacket from the militia battalion of the 19th foot from the later 1800's.
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Monument to Sir Thomas Picton, Carmarthen |
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This column, at the top of Picton Terrace in Carmarthen, Wales, was errected to commemorate General Sir Thomas Picton, (August, 1758 - June 18, 1815) ...
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Rifles from the Boer War |
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A pair of rifles from the 2nd Anglo-Boer War period. The one on the left is a Mauser rifle used by the Boer forces during the period, produced by Krup...
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Royal Sussex Regiment Monument, Brighton. |
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An unusual monument to the men of the 35th Royal Sussex Rgt. Who died as a result of their action in the Egyptian campaigns of the 1880's.
The monu...
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Shakos from the 96th Regiment |
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A pair of shakos from the 19th Century used by the 96th Rgt which became the Manchesters Regiment. The one on the left is a bell-top shako with cheek-...
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Simón Bolívar Monument |
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The monument in London commemorating Simón Bolívar, the leader of the South American revolutionary forces who gained independence from Spain after a l...
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Spanish Civil War, International Brigade - The Commissar |
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A member of La Columna, a re-enactment group representing the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War.
He is recreating the role of the ...
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St Catherines Fort, Tenby |
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One of the defences built in the 1860's to protect the Welsh Pembrokshire coast from the threat of French invasion. It is built on a rocky outcrop to ...
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The Brigade of Guards Crimea Monument |
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A memorial to the 2162 soldiers of the Brigade of Guards who fell in the Crimean War during the 1850's. The monument itself incorporates a selection o...
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The Green Howards, South Africa Monument |
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A monument errected after the 2nd Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 to commemorate the casualties in the various battalia of the Alexandra, Princess of Wales' ...
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The International Brigade, Spanish Civil War |
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Members of La Columna re-enactment group depicting the International Brigade during the Spanish Civil War - non-Spanish who for various reasons went t...
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The Royal Marines Monument, London |
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Standing by Admiralty Arch on the Mall, this memorial commemorates the Royal Marines in both the Boer War and the Boxer Rebellion, China 1900. It rep...
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Transvaal Boer Burgher |
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Pictured here is a Transvaal Burgher Force volunteer in the Anglo-Zulu War. wearing the civilian clothes that such a volunteer would have worn as he ...
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Yorkshire South Africa Monument |
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A monument errected after the 2nd Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902 to commemorate those who fell from the County of Yorkshire. It is a particularly fine examp...
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| The Anglo-Boer War |
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A Boer fighter - MUR3_boer |
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A member of the Heilbron Commando Boer re-enactment group with Mauser and bandoliers.
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Boer fighter on guard |
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A member of the Heilbron Commando depicting a Boer fighter standing guard over the camp.
He is shown carrying the Mauser rifle and bandolier typica...
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Boer Trek Vrou, tending camp |
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Images of one of the un-sung heroines of the Anglo-Boer War - the steadfast Boer wives who provided for the fighters in the line and who, ultimately, ...
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British Soldier of the Boer War |
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A depiction of the uniform and equipment of the British soldier during the 2nd Anglo-boer war 1899-1902.
Member of the Heilbron Commando re-enactm...
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British soldier of the Boer War - stand to! |
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A soldier of the Anglo-Boer war puts his kit on ready for action
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British soldier of the Boer War - stand to! - MUR3_abwkit1 |
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A soldier of the Anglo-Boer war puts his kit on ready for action
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British soldier of the Boer War - stand to! - MUR3_abwkit2 |
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A soldier of the Anglo-Boer war puts his kit on ready for action
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British soldier of the Boer War - stand to! - MUR3_abwkit3 |
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A soldier of the Anglo-Boer war puts his kit on ready for action
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British soldier of the Boer War - stand to! - MUR3_abwkit4 |
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A soldier of the Anglo-Boer war puts his kit on ready for action
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British soldier of the Boer War - stand to! - MUR3_abwkit5 |
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A soldier of the Anglo-Boer war puts his kit on ready for action
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British soldier of the Boer War - stand to! - MUR3_abwkit6 |
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A soldier of the Anglo-Boer war puts his kit on ready for action
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British soldier of the Boer War - stand to! - MUR3_abwkit7 |
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A soldier of the Anglo-Boer war puts his kit on ready for action
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British soldier of the Boer War - stand to! - MUR3_abwkit8 |
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A soldier of the Anglo-Boer war puts his kit on ready for action
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British soldier of the Boer War - stand to! - MUR3_abwkit9 |
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A soldier of the Anglo-Boer war puts his kit on ready for action
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| The First World War |
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British 18pr Field Gun |
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This British field gun was introduced in 1904 and was primarily used during World War 1. It could fire an 8.4kg shell up to 5965 metres and had a cali...
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British 60lbr Gun Mk 1 |
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Medium artillery piece brought into service in 1904 and used extensively during World War 1 both on the Western front and in the Middle East. It's use...
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British 9.2inch Mk 1 heavy Howitzer |
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A heavy seige howitzer from the First World War. This piece came into service in 1914 and it's incredible 290lb (131.5kg) shells would pound indirect ...
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British First World War Mk 5 Tank |
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This particular example was produced in 1918 and belonged to B Company, 4th Battalion Royal Tank Corps. It was armed with a 6lb'er gun on either side ...
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British First World War Uniforms |
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A pair of uniform items from the Manchesters Regiment during WW1. On the left is the officer's tunic, Sam Browne belt and boots of Lt.Col. Davies-Coll...
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British WW1 Soldiers of Manchester Regiment - MUR3_tommy |
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Re-enactors of the Manchester Regiment portray Tommy Atkins with his kit and equipment
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British WW1 Soldiers of Manchester Regiment - MUR3_tommy2 |
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Re-enactors of the Manchester Regiment portray Tommy Atkins with his kit and equipment
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British WW1 Soldiers of Manchester Regiment - MUR3_tommy3 |
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Re-enactors of the Manchester Regiment portray Tommy Atkins with his kit and equipment
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Cavalry regiments Memorial, London |
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A monument erected to the 'Cavalry of the Empire', regiments commemorating those who fell from those regiments in both world wars. Features a triumpha...
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Firepower through the ages - German WW1 Mauser g98 - MUR3_ftag981 |
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Loading and firing the Mauser G98 rifle used by the German Army from the 1890s right up to the 1940s
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Firepower through the ages - German WW1 Mauser g98 - MUR3_ftag982 |
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Loading and firing the Mauser G98 rifle used by the German Army from the 1890s right up to the 1940s
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Firepower through the ages - German WW1 Mauser g98 - MUR3_ftag983 |
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Loading and firing the Mauser G98 rifle used by the German Army from the 1890s right up to the 1940s
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Firepower through the ages - WW1 British Short Magazine Lee Enfield (SMLE) Rifle - MUR3_ftasmle |
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One of the most successful weapons of its time - the .303 inch SMLE was iconic of the British soldier of WW1
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Firepower through the ages - WW1 Russian Mosin Nagant Carbine - MUR3_ftamosin |
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Russian Mosin Nagant Carbine being demonstrated by a re-enactor of the Russian 13th Imperial Regiment
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Firepower through the ages - WW1 Steyr Mannlicher Carbine - MUR3_ftastmn1 |
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The main rifle of the Austro-Hungarian forces of the First World War, it was unusual in having a straight-pull blt mechanism rather than the more usua...
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Firepower through the ages - WW1 Steyr Mannlicher Carbine - MUR3_ftastmn2 |
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The main rifle of the Austro-Hungarian forces of the First World War, it was unusual in having a straight-pull blt mechanism rather than the more usua...
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First World War Trench Warfare |
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This collection of items from World War 1 illustrates the nature of life and war in the the trenches. Water bottles and a Very pistol for firing signa...
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French 75mm gun and limber |
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This important field gun was introduced in 1897 and was the standard French fieldpiece into the 1930's. It played an important role in the German defe...
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German infantry machine-gun |
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A German infantry machine-gun dated 1917
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German WW1 Equipment - MUR3_IR28_g98 |
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Pack and weapons of the German Infantry Regiment nr.28 of 1914
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German WW1 Equipment - MUR3_IR28_pack |
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Pack and weapons of the German Infantry Regiment nr.28 of 1914
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German WW1 Equipment - MUR3_ww1mauser |
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Pack and weapons of the German Infantry Regiment nr.28 of 1914
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Newcastleton Village War Memorial. |
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The war memorial in the centre of the village square in a small border village dedicated "To the memory of the men of Liddesdale who gave their lives ...
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Pembroke War Memorial |
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The war memorial outside the main entrance to Pembroke castle.
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Royal Artillery Monument, London |
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The moving monument to the fallen of the Royal Artillery Regiment during the First World War designed by Charles Sergent Jagger and placed at Hyde Par...
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Scenes from a battle re-enactment. - MUR3_battle1 |
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Scenes from a re-enactment of a WW1 engagement from the finale of the Murton History festival 2009
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Scenes from a battle re-enactment. - MUR3_battle2 |
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Scenes from a re-enactment of a WW1 engagement from the finale of the Murton History festival 2009
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Scenes from a battle re-enactment. - MUR3_battle3 |
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Scenes from a re-enactment of a WW1 engagement from the finale of the Murton History festival 2009
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The Imperial Camel Corps Monument, London |
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A monument dedicated to a most unusual British brigade formed in Egypt in 1916 which fought in the Palestine Campaign and was only disbanded in 1919. ...
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The Newcastleton detachment, 4th Kings Own Scottish Borderers, 1914 |
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A photograph exhibited in the Liddesdale Heritage Centre, Newcastleton showing the Territorials of the 4th KOSB with the caption "The territorials, un...
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World War 1 Russian Imperial Machine Gun - MUR3_ww1mg1 |
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A recreation of a Soldiers from the 13th Imperial Regiment manning a Maxim heavy machine gun position
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World War 1 Russian Imperial Machine Gun - MUR3_ww1mg2 |
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A recreation of a Soldiers from the 13th Imperial Regiment manning a Maxim heavy machine gun position
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World War 1 Russian Imperial Machine Gun - MUR3_ww1mg3 |
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A recreation of a Soldiers from the 13th Imperial Regiment manning a Maxim heavy machine gun position
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World War 1 Russian Imperial Soldier - MUR3_13imp1 |
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A recreation of a Soldier from the 13th Imperial Regiment
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World War 1 Russian Madsen Gun - MUR3_ww1russmg2 |
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A Danish Madsen machine gun from ww1 used by Russian forces
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World War 1 Russian Maxim Machine Gun - MUR3_ww1russmg1 |
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A Maxim heavy machine gun from ww1
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World War 1 Russian Maxim Machine Gun - MUR3_ww1russmg3 |
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A Maxim heavy machine gun from ww1
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World War 1 sentry's body armour |
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A rare example of body armour used by the German Army during World War 1. It was incredibly heavy and simply hung from the shoulders and protected the...
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| The Second World War |
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"Dads Army" - Home Guard being put though his paces |
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Members of the 'Mainwarinings Mob' re-enactment group who recreate a unit of the British Home Guard during WW2. Although too old to join regular units...
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1943 Willys .25 ton Jeep |
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This particular example was used by General Sir Brian Horrocks, one of the British commanders of XXX Corps during Operation Market Garden
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A display of Infantry weapons of World War 2 |
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A display of infantry weapons used during World War II. From the left the weapons areas follows:
- The wooden stock sub-machine gun at the bottom ...
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A German Marder III Tank-Hunter |
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This Marder III Ausf-H is run by the 21st Panzer Division re-enactment group ans is depicted in the desert colours of the Afrika Korps of 1943. It was...
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A Panzergrenadier of the 21st Panzer Rgt. |
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This image shows a German Panzergrenadier in traffic control, equiped with a Schmeisser MP-40 Submachine Gun and dressed in foul-weather uniform with ...
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A WW2 Red Cross aid post |
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A depiction of a Red Cross aid post by members of the Joint War Organisation. The post is shown with nurse, tent and all necessary medical equipment a...
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Bofors 40mm light Anti-Aircraft Gun |
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The 40mm L/60 automatic anti-aircraft gun was designed in Sweden by Bofors in 1928. It became so successful it was simply known as a 'Bofors gun' and ...
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Bren Light Machine Gun |
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The main LMG used by the British during World War 2, this is a Bren mark II from 1942.
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British 25 pounder field gun |
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The 25lbr Mk II QF gun was the standard British divisional field gun from the 1940's up to the late 1960's. It could be used in both the close support...
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British 25 pounder Gun and Morris C8 Quad Tractor |
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These images show a 25 pounder gun with it's tractor, the Morris C8 Field Artillery Tractor (FAT) known as the Quad in WW2 colours. The Morris Quad wa...
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British 5.5 inch Mk III Medium Gun |
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A medium cailbre artillery piece brought into service in 1941 (this one dates from 1942) was still being used in the 1970's. It could fire a 45.4 kg s...
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British Airborne Field Engineers |
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Two members of the Normandy Arnhem Society portraying officers of the 9th Airborne Field Company, Royal Engineers during Operation Market Garden - the...
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British Churchill Mk VII Tank |
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The Churchill was designed before the war and early, unreliable versions were rushed into service, proving disastrous. Between 1942 and 46 however the...
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British Paratroopers, Mortar section. |
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Re-enactors from the Victory in Europe Re-enactment Association (VERA) as a paratroop heavy weapons platoon in action in north-west Europe, 1944. They...
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Dodge Weapons Carrier - MIDS_dodgeWC |
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Awaiting further details.
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Firepower through the ages - WW2 Mk5 Sten guns - MUR3_ftasten |
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A cheap and effective sub-machine gun issued to Allied special forces (as demonstrated here) during the Second World War. The Australian model had a v...
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German 88mm Anti-Aircraft Gun and Argentine 20mm AA gun |
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The premier, multi-purpose gun of the second world war, the German 88 was respected and feared wherever it was encountered. A high muzzle velocity, go...
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German artifacts from WW2 |
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Various German artifacts from WW2 including an MG42 machine gun and infantry helmet.
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German Jagdpanther Self-propelled Gun |
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This tank destroyer from 1943 was based on a Pzkpfw 5 Panther chassis and mounted a powerful 88mm anti-tank gun, the equal of almost all allied armour...
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German Pak 38 Anti-Tank gun |
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Used on all fronts throughout the second world war the 5cm pak38 was the mainstay of the German infantry's anti-tank artillery. Designed in 1940 it fi...
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German WW2 Vehicles - Motorcycle/sidecar combo & VW-166 Schwimmwagen |
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A pair of vehicles maintained by the 21st Panzer Division re-enactment group. The first is a representation of a KS750 Zundapp Motorbike and side car ...
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International Harvester M5 halftrack |
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This halftrack produced during the war under the lend-lease agreement could carry 3 crew and a section of 10 infantrymen with a reasonable firepower. ...
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M3A3 Grant Tank 'Monty' |
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This British version of an American tank was used in the North African desert campaigns of 1941 and fought at El Alamein. It was originally armed with...
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M4A4 Sherman V Tank |
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Between 1942 and 1946, 40,000 of these important tanks were built, pouring much-needed Allied armour into the push against the previously indestructab...
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Morris Commercial CDSW Field Artillery Tractor |
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The Morris 6x4 Tractor was brought into service in the 1930's to tow heavy field guns like the 25 pounder but was not as manouverable as the later Mor...
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Panzer Grenadier MG42 gun team. |
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Two re-enactors of the 8./ Grenadier Regiment Grossdeutschland demonstrating an MG42 and its firing position with the no.2 feeding the belt ammunitio...
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PIAT infantry anti-armour weapon |
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The Projector, Infantry, Anti Tank weapon or PIAT for short was used by British forces during and after World War 2, particularly by paratroopers when...
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Russian guard post, soldiers at ease |
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A shot of a pair of Russian soldiers taking a mess break in a village, with a guard post mounting a M1910 Maxim gun in the foreground.
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Russian T34/85 Tank |
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Widely thought the be the best tank of the war, the T34 was designed in 1939 but first appeared in battle in June 1941. By the end of the war 40,000 h...
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Russian WW2 personal weapons |
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From right to left:
The PPSh 41 sub-machine gun, 7.62mm pistol round, wooden stock and 71 round drum magazine.
A Mosin Nagant 7.62 carbine.
Th...
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Russian WW2 weapons |
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He is shown here, holding a PPS43 sub-machine gun while a Mosin Nagant sniper rifle with optical sights rests across his lap.
Member of the 13th Gu...
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Sexton, 25lbr Self-propelled Gun, 1945 |
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The Burma campaign, captured items. |
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Items commemorating the 2nd Battalion, Manchesters Rgt, and their actions in Burma 1944-45. They include a pair of Japanese Infantry officers' swords,...
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The Home Guard |
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A re-enactor from the The Victory in Europe Reenactment Association (VERA) showing the uniform and weapon of the British Home Guard during World War 2...
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Vickers Mk1 Medium machine gun |
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The main Medium MG used by the British Army from 1912 through to 1966. It was tripod-mounted, water-cooled and belt fed. It could fire up to 450 round...
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WW2 British Paratrooper - MUR3_pathfinder |
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A member of the 22nd Independant Company, 6th Airborne Div. "Pathfinders" sent in to Normandy early on D-day to hold the eastern flank of the landings...
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WW2 Russian 13th Guards - Camp |
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Kit and equipment of the 13th Guards Russian re-enactment group
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WW2 Russian 13th Guards - Engineer/Grenadier |
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A member of the 13th Guards Russian re-enactment group
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WW2 Russian 13th Guards - Light machine gun |
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Kit and equipment of the 13th Guards Russian re-enactment group
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WW2 Russian 13th Guards - Sniper |
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A member of the 13th Guards Russian re-enactment group
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WW2 Russian Guards Sniper |
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A russian sniper of the second world war era cleaning his Mosin-Nagant sniper rifle in camp, surrounded by other items of kit.
Member of the 13th G...
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"Yomper" - The Royal Marines Falklands War Monument |
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The statue outside the former Royal Marines Eastney barracks near Portsmouth dedicated to those who fought in the Falklands War 1982. It is based on a...
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Alvis Saladin Armoured Car |
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Alvis Saracen Armoured Car |
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Alvis Scorpion CVR(T) Light Tank - 1974 |
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Protected by aluminium armour and mounting a 76mm main gun.
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British 5.5 inch medium gun. |
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British Army 'Falklands War' personal kit and equipment |
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A display of the equipment as carried by the soldiers and marines who fought in the Falklands War, 1982.
It includes all his webing, spare clothing...
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British Army Mk4 LCVP |
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This LCVP (Landing Craft Vehicle Personnel), from 17 Royal Logistics Corps Port and Maritime Regiment can transport a platoon of Soldiers or, as in th...
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British Army of the Rhine, circa 1970 |
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A selection of re-enactors representing the British Army of the Rhine during the 1970's. They are dressed and equiped for the period in British DPM ca...
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British Fox CVR(W) |
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An image of a Fox Combat Vehicle, Reconnaissance (Wheeled) or CVR(W) formerly in service with the Queens Own Yeomanry, a British Territorial Army or v...
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British Fox CVR(W) |
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An image of a Fox Combat Vehicle, Reconnaissance (Wheeled) or CVR(W) formerly in service with the Queens Own Yeomanry, a British Territorial Army or v...
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British FV432 armoured personnel carrier |
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British General Purpose Machine Gun, or GPMG |
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The main light machine gun used by the British army since the 1960's. A 7.62mm, belt-fed workhorse that can lay down a heavy supporting fire from an i...
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British Light anti-armour weapons |
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A display of 2 light anti-armour weapons used by the British Army in the 1970's and 80's.
The larger of the two is the Carl-Gustav 84mm recoilless ...
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British military Series 3 Land Rover - MUR3_landrover1 |
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The classic British 4x4 of the 1970s with Sankey trailor
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British military Series 3 Land Rover - MUR3_landrover2 |
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The classic British 4x4 of the 1970s with Sankey trailor
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British MOBAT anti-tank weapon |
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An artillery piece looked after by members of the 20th Century Revisited group. It was a prominent infantry fire support weapon from the 1960's.
It...
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British MOBAT Anti-tank weapon in action |
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A re-creation of a crew of British Army personnel working a Mobat recoilless anti-tank weapon of the 1970's.
Crew'ed by members of the 20th Century...
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British Saladin Armoured Car |
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This 6 wheel drive armoured car was produced by Alvis Ltd during the 1960's and served with British forces into the 1970's. It had a top speed of 45mp...
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British Saladin Armoured Car - turret and rear details |
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This 6 wheel drive armoured car was produced by Alvis Ltd during the 1960's and served with British forces into the 1970's. It had a top speed of 45mp...
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British Saracen APC - head on detail |
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Built on the same basic chassis as the Saladin Armoured Car (see entry), this 6 wheel drive APC was designed in 1952 and has served with the British a...
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British Saracen Armoured Personnel Carrier |
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Built on the same basic chassis as the Saladin Armoured Car (see entry), this 6 wheel drive APC was designed in 1952 and has served with the British a...
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British Scimitar CVR(T) |
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The current vehicle used by the Queens Own Yeomanry, although this particular vehicle is on loan from the Guards, the Scimitar is a variant of the Sco...
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British Scimitar CVR(T) - turret detail |
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A close-up view of the turret of the Scimitar (see other entry for details) showing the targeting equipment and smoke grenade launchers, as well as th...
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British Scorpion CVR(T) - turret detail |
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This head-on view of the British Scorpion light tank or Combat Vehicle, Reconnaissance (Tracked) shows clearly it's sloped aluminium armour and 76mm m...
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British SLR rifles |
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A pair of British SLR rifles as used by the British Army during the 1970's and 80's.
They were a 7.62mm semi-automatic, single shot version of the ...
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British Vector 6x6 Armoured Patrol Vehicle |
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A new vehicle entering service with the British Army as a patrol vehicle and convoy escort. It has better armour and protection than a snatch landrove...
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Chieftan Tank |
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An unusual prototype of this British battle tank of the 1960's mounting a 120mm gun
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Daimler Ferret Mk 1/2 armoured scout car |
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Desert Storm, Wrecked Bradleys |
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The wreckage of two US Bradley AFV's of the 2nd Armoured Cavalry Regiment, knocked out during operation Desert Storm, in the 1st Coalition's war again...
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Ferret Armoured Scout Car Mk 2 |
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A lovely example of the Mark 2 Ferret displayed at the Imphal open day. Used in the 1960's, this one mounts a .30 calibre Browning MG.
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Foden, 8x6 IMMLC with Cobra radar |
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The Foden based Improved Medium Mobility Load Carrier mounting the Cobra radar array as used by the British Army for counter battery artillery locatio...
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French AMX 10 Light Tank |
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An AMX 10 Light Tank of the French Foreign Legion, probably the 1st REC, as part of the Coalition forces against the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Note t...
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French AMX 30 Main Battle Tank |
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An AMX 30, crewed by French Foreign Legionaires showing the human side of war. Even in war, kit and equipment needs to be maintained, and gun barrels ...
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GAZ-46 Russian amphibious vehicle |
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The GAZ 46 was inspired by US amphibious vehicles supplied to Russia during the War, but entered service in the 1950's an has been used by many easter...
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Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) |
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The Royal Artillery's main long range weapon system capable of launching 12 guided rockets, each delivering a 200lb warhead up to 300 miles range.
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Inside Yorks Cold War Bunker - generator and air pumps |
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Views from a tour around the York Cold War Bunker
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Inside Yorks Cold War Bunker - main entrance |
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Views from a tour around the York Cold War Bunker
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Inside Yorks Cold War Bunker - main situation display |
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Views from a tour around the York Cold War Bunker
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Inside Yorks Cold War Bunker - operators consoles |
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Views from a tour around the York Cold War Bunker
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Inside Yorks Cold War Bunker - ops room |
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Views from a tour around the York Cold War Bunker
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Inside Yorks Cold War Bunker - radiation detectors |
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Views from a tour around the York Cold War Bunker
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Inside Yorks Cold War Bunker - spartan decontamination area |
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Views from a tour around the York Cold War Bunker
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Inside Yorks Cold War Bunker - stairs up to the entrance |
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Views from a tour around the York Cold War Bunker
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Inside Yorks Cold War Bunker - the air filters |
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Views from a tour around the York Cold War Bunker
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Inside Yorks Cold War Bunker - the main underground corridor |
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Views from a tour around the York Cold War Bunker
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L1 BAT (Battalion Anti-Tank) Recoilless Rifle |
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Land-Rover S2A - SAS version |
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An excellent example of the 'Pink Panther' style Land Rover as used by the SAS for desert reconnaissance and special operations. The superstructure ha...
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Lee Enfield, Jungle Carbine. Malaysia 1951-54 |
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This image shows several objects used by the Manchester's Regiment during the Malaysia campaign 1951-54. The main item is a specially designed Lee Enf...
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Leyland DAF 4x4 GS Truck |
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The army's current 'workhorse' 4 ton truck.
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M24 Chaffee light tank |
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Developed during WW2 as a replacement for the out-gunned Stuart Light Tanks, it was designed ito carry a heavier 75mm gun to take on the German armour...
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M561 Gama Goat 6x6 truck |
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An unusual 6 wheel drive, roll-articulated vehicle designed in the US in the 1970's as an all-terrain transport. It is fully amphibious, and the joint...
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Mine clearing M1A1 Abrams MBT |
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A good shot of a specialist mine clearance tank of the 2nd Armoured Cavalry Rgt. Taken after the Battle of 73rd Easting, some slight damage to the bar...
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RAF Tucano T1 |
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This picture of a Tucano of No.72(R) Sqn taxiing to the hold on the main runway at Linton-on-Ouse prior to a training exercise vividly shows off the R...
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Spanish Civil War Monument |
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A monument to more than two thousand British volunteers of The International Brigade who felt compelled to fight against the facist forces in the Span...
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Swiss Pz 61 Main Battle Tank |
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These images are of a rare Swiss tank dating from the 1970's. Up to the 1950's, Switzerland relied on imported tanks to furnish their army, but the Fe...
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The Cenotaph, London. |
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The symbolic 'empty tomb' in Whitehall, London which is the focus of Remembrance Day commemorations in the UK. It was designed in 1919 by Sir Edwin Lu...
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The Humber Pig |
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Shown in it's later, Northern Ireland configuration including 'bull-bars' at the front for clearing barricades and smoke grenade launchers.
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The Land Rover 'Piglet', 1972 |
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Developed to replace the Humber Pig, for use in Northern Ireland it is a standard Land Rover fitted with a VPK or Vehicle Protection Kit to provide pr...
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The Oto Melara 105mm pack Howitzer |
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A light artillery piece made in Italy during the 1950's to fire standard 105mm ammunution but still be either towed by a jeep or broken down and carri...
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Troopers of the Household Cavalry. |
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Photographs of members of the Household Cavalry taken during a photo-shoot for the companies at Hyde Park,
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US Armour - Night convoy |
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Two images of armoured vehicles loaded aboard their transporters being moved into positions prior to attacking Iraqi defences during operation Desert ...
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US Bradley Armoured Fighting Vehicle |
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These two images show the American Bradley AFV as used by the 2nd Armoured Cavalry and other units in the First Gulf War. The first image shows Iraqi ...
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US M113 APC |
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An M113 APC of 2nd Armoued Cavalry carrying a heavy mortar section, 'Ghost Troop'. The M113 has proved the US's most adaptable and longest lasting APC...
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US Multi Launch Rocket System (MLRS) |
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A long distance shot of an MLRS battery providing heavy artillery support during Operation Desert Storm.
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Views of the York Cold War Bunker |
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York Cold War Bunker - the No.20 Group Royal Observer Corps bunker built in 1961 to monitor nuclear bombs in the event of war
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Views of the York Cold War Bunker |
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York Cold War Bunker - the No.20 Group Royal Observer Corps bunker built in 1961 to monitor nuclear bombs in the event of war
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Views of the York Cold War Bunker |
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York Cold War Bunker - the No.20 Group Royal Observer Corps bunker built in 1961 to monitor nuclear bombs in the event of war
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Wrecked Iraqi T72 Tank |
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The wreck of an Iraqi T72 tank following the US left flanking attack into the Iraqi desert to surround and destroy Sadaam Hussein's Republican Guard u...
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