Sharpshooter Collection

Rifle fete at Ecclesbourne, near Hastings, 1860. Creator: W Thomas
Rifle fete at Ecclesbourne, near Hastings, 1860. The contest was chiefly among the members of the Cinque Ports Corps...The first prize was a Lancaster rifle, value ten guineas, which was won by Mr

BOER WAR, 1900. Mrs. Davies, a British settler, firing on Boer positions during the siege of Mafeking, South Africa, May 1900. Contemporary English drawing

Special operations forces soldier equipped with night vision and an HK416 assault rifle

Sharps m,1859 Breech loading Rifle
3028366 Sharps m,1859 Breech loading Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: American Civil War, Sharps m1859 Breech loading Rifle with double set triggers as used by Berdan's Sharpshooters)

Phoebe Ann Mosey (1860-1926) known as Annie Oakley, Little Sure Shot, American sharpshooter who joined Buffalo
527944 Phoebe Ann Mosey (1860-1926) known as Annie Oakley, Little Sure Shot, American sharpshooter who joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show in 1885.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Green Coat worn by a Berdan Sharpshooter
3029255 Green Coat worn by a Berdan Sharpshooter; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Green Coat worn by Sergeant William F. Tilson , Company E, 2d United States Sharp Shooters)

Dimick Sharpshooter's Rifle
3028203 Dimick Sharpshooter's Rifle; Private Collection; (add.info.: United States Civil War, Dimick Sharpshooter's Rifle, type used by various Union Sharpshooter units)

The Battle on the Volturno - the final repulse of the Neapolitans... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Battle on the Volturno - the final repulse of the Neapolitans - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

Mr. Edward Ross, the Rifle Champion of England - from a photograph by Claudet, 1860. Creator: Unknown
Mr. Edward Ross, the Rifle Champion of England - from a photograph by Claudet, 1860. Winner of a shooting competition held on Wimbledon Common

The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beaucé, 1860. Creator: Smyth
The recent Tir National at Vincennes, near Paris - from a drawing by J. A. Beauce, 1860. The English volunteer and the British officer in undress, with the military attendant carrying his rifle

Sharpshooters behind a parapet, 1832, (1833). Creator: Auguste Raffet
Sharpshooters behind a parapet, 1832, (1833). Logement des tirailleurs du 19eme leger - Etabli sur le flanc droit de la Contre-garde'

The Siege of Sebastopol - the Rifles in the Trenches, 1854. Creator: Unknown
The Siege of Sebastopol - the Rifles in the Trenches, 1854. Crimean War. The latest accounts from the English Camp inform us that our riflemen in the trenches continue to pick off the Russian gunners

Little, the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890, 1891. Creator: John C. H. Grabill
Little, the instigator of Indian Revolt at Pine Ridge, 1890, 1891. Little, Oglala leader, full-length studio portrait seated between two standing Euro-American men; Chris Mathison ()

WW1 - Italian Propaganda postcard
" Our plan!" - WW1 - Italian Propaganda postcard, showing the personification of Italy (as a Bersaglieri Sharpshooter) punching Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary

Poster, Samuel Cody, Trotting Club, Levallois, Paris
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: Extremely rare French promotional poster from Cody?s Wild West performing days, Hippodrome du Trotting Club Levallois, Paris ? S. F

Poster, Samuel Cody, Velodrome de la Seine, Paris
EARLY AVIATION PIONEERS - THE SAMUEL CODY ARCHIVE: S. F. Cody Wild West Show (c.1893). Known as a showman, sharpshooter, horseman, aviator and aircraft designer

To the Heroes of the Va Bersaglieri (colour litho)
2808635 To the Heroes of the Va Bersaglieri (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: To the Heroes of the Va Bersaglieri)

Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg, July, 1863 (albumen print from collodion negative)
1068367 Home of a Rebel Sharpshooter, Gettysburg, July, 1863 (albumen print from collodion negative) by Gardner, Alexander (1821-82); Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Company Of Cycling Bersaglieri That Is Starting To The Great Maneuvers In Piedmont (colour litho)
2798213 The Company Of Cycling Bersaglieri That Is Starting To The Great Maneuvers In Piedmont (colour litho) by Beltrame

The national monument to the Bersagliere inaugurated in Rome in the presence of the King... (colour litho)
2783631 The national monument to the Bersagliere inaugurated in Rome in the presence of the King... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Annie Oakley With a Rifle, 1899 (screen print)
3036256 Annie Oakley With a Rifle, 1899 (screen print) by Fox, Richard Kyle (1846-1922); (add.info.: Portrait of Annie Oakley with a Rifle by Richard Kyle Fox (American)

Mrs Davies, the lady sharpshooter 1900
Female rifleman, Mrs Davies, in a trench during the seige of Mafeking (now Mahikeng) in the Boer war. The image was published two days after the end of the seige

Annie Oakley, pub. c. 1899 (b / w photo)
2958295 Annie Oakley, pub. c.1899 (b/w photo) by Fox, Richard Kyle (1846-1922); Private Collection; (add.info.: Annie Oakley (1860 - 1826); ); The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) (b / w photo)
PNP247821 Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Religious procession attacked by the anticlericals of Fabriano and defended and protected by Bersaglieri
2815450 Religious procession attacked by the anticlericals of Fabriano and defended and protected by Bersaglieri and Carabinieri (Colour Litho) by Beltrame

A group of valiant Dubat, the black shooters of Somalia, guarding an advanced post in the... (colour litho)
2778332 A group of valiant Dubat, the black shooters of Somalia, guarding an advanced post in the... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Champion Rifle Shot of the World poster, featuring Doc Carver (1840-1927) c
PNP247842 Champion Rifle Shot of the World poster, featuring Doc Carver (1840-1927) c.1885 (engraving) by American School

Buffalo Bill (1846-1917) 1886 (colour litho)
PNP247820 Buffalo Bill (1846-1917) 1886 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buffalo Bills Wild West Show; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Types of the British Navy (litho)
1615850 Types of the British Navy (litho) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: Types of the British Navy)

The Army of the Potomac, A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty, published in Harpers Weekly
2972782 The Army of the Potomac, A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty, published in Harpers Weekly, November 15, 1862 (wood engraving on paper) by Homer

Annie Oakley and her sister (b / w photo)
STC306730 Annie Oakley and her sister (b/w photo) by American Photographer; Private Collection; (add.info.: Annie Oakley (1860-1926), left; ); The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

The prize to the heroes, the King gives to the commander of the 12th Bersaglieri, General De Rossi... (colour litho)
2815761 The prize to the heroes, the King gives to the commander of the 12th Bersaglieri, General De Rossi... (colour litho) by Beltrame

A daring march by the cycling company of the 12 Bersaglieri in the Alps, the ascent of the glacier... (colour litho)
2815252 A daring march by the cycling company of the 12 Bersaglieri in the Alps, the ascent of the glacier... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The victorious assault of the Bersaglieri cyclists of the 3rd, 4th and 11th battalions at Quota 85
2777574 The victorious assault of the Bersaglieri cyclists of the 3rd, 4th and 11th battalions at Quota 85, near Monfalcone (colour litho) by Beltrame

The tricolor flutters in Russian soil (Colour Litho)
2778610 The tricolor flutters in Russian soil (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The tricolor is waving on Russian soil)

May Lillie (b / w photo)
PNP247852 May Lillie (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: married to General Gordon Pawnee Bill Lillie; born May Mannering)

Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) (b / w photo)
PNP247828 Buffalo Bill Cody (1846-1917) (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Buffalo Bill (1846-1917) (b / w photo)
PNP247822 Buffalo Bill (1846-1917) (b/w photo) by American Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buffalo Bills Wild West Show; ); Peter Newark American Pictures; American

Poster for Buffalo Bills (1846-1917) Wild West Show
PNP247800 Poster for Buffalo Bills (1846-1917) Wild West Show, featuring Annie Oakley (1860-1926) c.1899 (colour litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Congress)

The Naval Manoeuvres, "X"Fleet at St Mary s, Scilly (engraving)
1629005 The Naval Manoeuvres, " X" Fleet at St Mary s, Scilly (engraving) by Wright, Henry Charles Seppings (1850-1937); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Naval Manoeuvres)

Old West Sharpshooter by Currier & Ives, 1890s (colour litho)
3036375 Old West Sharpshooter by Currier & Ives, 1890s (colour litho) by Currier, N. (1813-88) and Ives, J.M. (1824-95); (add.info)

Admiral Benbow pub and restaurant, Chapel St, Penzance, Cornwall. The pub is named after the 17th century Admiral John Benbow. September 1968

Abyssinian War September 1935 Abyssinian sniper seen here on the Ogadan Front

The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty, 1862. Creator: Winslow Homer
The Army of the Potomac - A Sharp-Shooter on Picket Duty, 1862

Dr. William Frank Carver, Rifle Shooter, from Worlds Champions, Series 1 (N28) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1887

US Civil War Sharpshooter, poised in a tree with his rifle. Date: 1862

Position held by Union Sharpshooters at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, c1897. Creator: Unknown
Position held by Union Sharpshooters at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, c1897. The Sharpshooters were an infantry regiment serving in the Union Army during the American Civil War

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"Sharpshooter: A Legacy of Precision and Valor" In the midst of the Boer War in 1900, Mrs. Davies, a courageous British settler, fearlessly took aim at Boer positions, embodying the spirit of a true sharpshooter. Samuel Cody's captivating posters adorned the streets of Levallois and Paris, showcasing his remarkable talent as he performed daring feats with his Trotting Club and Velodrome de la Seine acts. During World War I, an Italian propaganda postcard depicted the heroic sharpshooters who fought valiantly for their country's cause, exemplifying their unwavering dedication to defend their homeland. The Canadian Light Infantry etched their names in history through their great deeds during this global conflict. Their marksmanship skills proved invaluable on the battlefield as they faced unimaginable challenges with unwavering resolve. A vivid color lithograph portrayed sharpshooters engaged in fierce combat against paratroopers. This depiction captured both the intensity and precision required by these skilled marksmen to protect their comrades from above. The Bersaglieri regiment showcased its prowess on multiple occasions - whether it was battling along the Don River or being honored through colorful lithographs like "To The Heroes of Va Bersaglieri. " These brave soldiers demonstrated exceptional skill and bravery throughout various conflicts. An albumen print from a collodion negative revealed an intimate glimpse into history - capturing a rebel sharpshooter's home during Gettysburg in July 1863. This haunting image serves as a reminder of the human cost behind every shot fired during times of war. Isom Dart's black-and-white photograph from c. 1870-80 immortalized his legacy as one of America's legendary sharpshooters. His steely gaze reflects years spent perfecting his craft while becoming an icon among fellow marksmen.