Musket Collection

The Nation Makers. Depicts the Battle of Brandywine of 1777 during the Revolutionary War
PYLE: NATION MAKERS, 1906. The Nation Makers. Depicts the Battle of Brandywine of 1777 during the Revolutionary War. Oil on canvas by Howard Pyle, 1906

Laodicea Dicey Langston of South Carolina protecting her elderly father, a known supporter of the revolutionary cause
SOUTH CAROLINA: LOYALISTS. Laodicea Dicey Langston of South Carolina protecting her elderly father, a known supporter of the revolutionary cause

French uniforms during the Napoleonic Wars
French army uniforms: infantry 1814-1825, grenadier 1812-1815, and cavalry 1805-1812. Antique hand-colored print

French soldiers uniforms, 1790s
French hussar, cavalry, and infantry uniforms, 1795-1796. Antique hand-colored print

Indian Smoothbore. 656 in musket, Pattern 1858
Indian Smoothbore.656 in musket, Pattern 1858, lock dated 1856.Converted from a Pattern 1853 Enfield rifle-musket in India 1858 (c), this exceptionally rare item was part of an original issue of 10

Use of an arquebusse, 16th century
Spanish arquebusier, 1500s. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

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Battle of Kings Mountain, South Carolina, 1780, American Revolution. Hand-colored halftone illustration of a 19th-century illustration by F.C. Yohn

Pine Tree flag of the American Revolution
American soldier carrying the Pine Tree flag, Revolutionary War. Hand-colored woodcut reproduction of a painting by George Maynard

Musket & Rifles 1800
Muzzle loading musket and rifles A. Brown Bess & bayonet B. Brunswick rifle C. Enfield rifle & bayonet

French military uniforms, 1795
French general (left) and infantry officers, 1795. Antique hand-colored print

Valley Forge campfire, Revolutionary War
Dispirited American soldiers huddle around a campfire at Valley Forge. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

First Blow for Liberty (Lexington / Concord). Colored engraving by A. H. Ritchie, 19th century
CONCORD/LEXINGTON, 1775. First Blow for Liberty (Lexington/Concord). Colored engraving by A.H. Ritchie, 19th century

Battle of Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession
Duke of Marlborough leading his English troops at Blenheim, War of Spanish Succession, 1704. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Confederate soldier, Civil War
Confederate infantryman, American Civil War. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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New England Puritans on their way to church in the snow. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

SQUANTO (?-1622). Squanto leading the March of Miles Standish. Detail from an American lithograph, 1873

The Queen inspects pikemen and musketeers
The Queen inspecting the pikemen and musketeers of the Honourable Artillery Company at Armoury House. Date: 1955

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English officer, musketeer, pikeman, and archer, Elizabethan period. Hand-colored 19th-century woodcut reproduction of an earlier illustration

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British army takes the field in a reenactment of the surrender at Yorktown Battlefield, Virginia. Digital photograph of a National Park Service event on the actual field of surrender at Yorktown

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American minutemen fight to hold off the British army at Concord Bridge, April 10, 1775. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration by F.C. Yohn

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George Washington marching the Continental Army to Valley Forge winter camp. Hand-colored halftone of a 19th-century illustration

Musket exercises. Taken from John Blackwells Account of the Artillery Company. Copperplate engraving from Francis Groses Military Antiquities respecting a History of the English Army, Stockdale

Yorkist cannons and archers at Tewkesbury (litho)
IL350915 Yorkist cannons and archers at Tewkesbury (litho) by Twidle, Arthur (1865-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Battle of Tewkesbury in Gloucestershire, which took place on 4 May 1471)

Macdonnel of Glengarry, from The Clans of the Scottish Highlands, pub. 1845 (colour lithograph)

REGULATORS REVOLT, 1771. Attempt to Pacify the Regulators. Edmund Fanning (far right)
REGULATORS REVOLT, 1771. Attempt to Pacify the Regulators. Edmund Fanning (far right, on opposite shore) attempting to pacify the Regulators, led by Ninian Bell Hamilton

PHILIP METACOMET (d. 1676). Philip (Metacomet), Wampanoag Native American chief. Copper engraving, 1772, by Paul Revere
PHILIP METACOMET (d.1676). Philip (Metacomet), Wampanoag Native American chief. Copper engraving, 1772, by Paul Revere

Soldiers of Linhares, Brazil, in uniform.. Handcolored lithograph from Friedrich Wilhelm Goedsches Complete Gallery of Peoples in True Pictures, Meissen, circa 1835-1840

Cupid hits the centre of the target
5893188 Cupid hits the centre of the target.; (add.info.: Cupid hits the centre of the target. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by William Nelson Gardiner after an illustration by Princess)

DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria
CUL4859809 DE SOTTO, Serafin Maria, Earl of Clonard (1793 - 1862). Historia organica de las armas de Infanteria y Caballeria espanolas. 1851 - 1859. Cavalrymen during the reign of Philip V of Spain

Military uniform of the French Guards, Garde-Francaise, 1789. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka
FLO4572438 Military uniform of the French Guards, Garde-Francaise, 1789. Handcoloured lithograph from Le Bibliophile Jacob aka Paul Lacroix's Costumes Historique de la France

Sepoy, sipahee or native soldier, in winter uniform of red jacket and grey trousers, holding a musket
FLO4565422 Sepoy, sipahee or native soldier, in winter uniform of red jacket and grey trousers, holding a musket. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by an unknown artist from " Asiatic

Confederate Richmond Musketoon
3481447 Confederate Richmond Musketoon; Private Collection; (add.info.: Confederate Richmond Arsenal manufactured musketoon for mounted infantry and cavalry use); © Don Troiani

Confederate Richmond 1862 .58 Caliber Rifled Musket
3028315 Confederate Richmond 1862 .58 Caliber Rifled Musket; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Confederate Richmond 1862 .58 Caliber Rifled Musket); © Don Troiani

Union soldiers resting in camp
3056308 Union soldiers resting in camp; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War; Union soldiers resting around a shelter tent); © Don Troiani. All Rights Reserved 2022.

Soldier of a Swiss Regiment in French Service about 1755- 1760
3032554 Soldier of a Swiss Regiment in French Service about 1755- 1760; Swiss National Museum, Zurich, Switzerland; (add.info)

Union Infantry Corporal with knapsack and rifle
3056327 Union Infantry Corporal with knapsack and rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War, Union Infantry Corporal with knapsack and rifle); © Don Troiani

17th European Matchlock Musket
3056351 17th European Matchlock Musket ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Lock detail of German military matchlock musket dating from the early to mid 17th Century with Nurnberg or Suhl markings)

Costumes of Kyrgyz women in embroidered dresses with cylindrical hats and shawls, fringes
FLO4624810 Costumes of Kyrgyz women in embroidered dresses with cylindrical hats and shawls, fringes, and men with muskets and pitchforks

Vietnamese soldier with musket. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio
FLO4624137 Vietnamese soldier with musket. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Costumes of all the Peoples of the World

Musketeer, 1586, reign of King Henry III of France. Drawn and lithographed by Alexandre Massard after a portrait in
FLO4571496 Musketeer, 1586, reign of King Henry III of France. Drawn and lithographed by Alexandre Massard after a portrait in Roger de Gaignieres' gallery portfolio IX 154 from Le Bibliophile

A Moroccan soldier on horseback attacking an enemy a, and Ali Bey traveling on horseback b
FLO4723202 A Moroccan soldier on horseback attacking an enemy a, and Ali Bey traveling on horseback b. Illustration by Michallon from (Domingo Badia y Leblich)

Miss Louise Perrin and Elvina in Le Pepetit Dragon by Eugene Scribe and Delestre-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville
FLO4562693 Miss Louise Perrin and Elvina in Le Pepetit Dragon by Eugene Scribe and Delestre-Poirson at the Theatre du Vaudeville

A Russian soldier running the gauntlet
5616216 A Russian soldier running the gauntlet; (add.info.: Illustration of a Russian soldier running the gauntlet being led through a line of soldiers. Dated 19th Century)

A French 16th century musketeer. 19th century (engraving)
5669300 A French 16th century musketeer. 19th century (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Man and woman of Albania. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More
FLO4721998 Man and woman of Albania. Illustration From Francois Pouqueville (1770-1838), Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805

Sharps Infantry Rifle
3481443 Sharps Infantry Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: Model 1859 Sharps Breech loading Infantry Rifle carried by Thomas Campbell, Company A , 9th Pennsylvania Reserves); © Don Troiani

Weapons used by the Mughal soldiers: scimitar, lance, axe and musket. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4623693 Weapons used by the Mughal soldiers: scimitar, lance, axe and musket. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

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"The Musket: A Weapon of Revolution and Victory" From the battlefields of the Revolutionary War to the Napoleonic Wars, the musket stood as a symbol of strength and determination. Depicted in Howard Pyle's masterpiece "The Nation Makers, " it immortalizes the Battle of Brandywine, where brave soldiers fought for freedom. Dating back to the 16th century, an arquebusse was among its predecessors. This early firearm paved the way for advancements that would shape history. Laodicea Dicey Langston, a South Carolinian heroine depicted in a mezzotint by Tompkins Harrison Matteson, exemplified this weapon's power during her valiant defense against Loyalist troops. French uniforms during Napoleon's era showcased both style and functionality. As these soldiers marched into battle with their trusty muskets in hand, they embodied discipline and unity. Across continents, such as India, smoothbore muskets like Pattern 1858 played crucial roles in conflicts. These firearms became synonymous with resistance against oppression. In American history, no flag waved more proudly than the Pine Tree flag during the Revolution. It flew high above patriots armed with muskets and rifles from 1800 onwards - instruments that safeguarded liberty itself. Brigadier General John Stark commanded victorious American forces at Bennington while wielding his trusted musket. Alonzo Chappel's painting captured this historic moment forever etched into our collective memory. The first blow for liberty resounded through Lexington and Concord – events immortalized by A. H Ritchie's colored engraving from the 19th century. Muskets fired defiantly as colonists fought bravely against British tyranny. French soldiers donned distinctive uniforms throughout history; their attire reflected changing times but never diminished their reliance on reliable weaponry like muskets – weapons that shaped nations' destinies since time immemorial.