| Early Classical and Roman |
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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 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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| Medieval |
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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 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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Wars of the Roses, English Billman |
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This foot soldier of the Wars of the Roses period is dressed in a long cloak and jerkin civering a mail shirt, and has a salet for head protection and...
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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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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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| 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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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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| 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 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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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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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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| 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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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 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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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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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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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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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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| 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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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 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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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 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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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 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 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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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 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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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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| later 20th Century & Modern |
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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 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 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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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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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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Warship Rear Gunner |
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The actual ship concerned is not known, but our best guess is that this is the stern of a Leander class Frigate photographed in 1984 [or 1983] a singl...
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