Personal weapon using combustion or an explosive charge to propel a projectile

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Henry Morton Stanley meeting David Livingstone at Ujiji, in Africa. Coloured wood engraving by H. Hall after H.M. Stanley, ca.1872.

A gun with the 'safe' catch highlighted within a red circle representing a safe-sex advertisement by AIDS Concern, Hong Kong. Colour lithograph by John Clang Photography, ca. 1997.

A surgery where all fantasy and follies are purged and good qualities are prescribed. Line engraving by E. de Boulonnois, 16--.

Pneumatics: an air-rifle and a kind of spirit lamp [?]. Engraving by W. Lowry, 1802.

A penis in the shape of a gun labelled with words meaning "think of the condom, thank you"; representing prevention of AIDS. Colour silk screen print after Gérard Paris-Clavel, 1993.

A tooth-drawer performing to a crowd accompanied by a howling patient, a monkey and a man dressed in Roman costume. Coloured lithograph by Lavrate(?).

Pneumatics: an air-rifle and a kind of windmill. Engraving by J. Taylor.

Boer War: a British officer on a battlefield demanding possession of the wounded from the Boers. Halftone, 1900, after R. M. Paxton after E. Prater.

A wounded soldier is found by a rescue dog who alerts the nurse and ambulancemen of their whereabouts. Coloured chromolithograph by E.A. Holloway, 1904.

Boer War: the convalescent Lord Edward Cecil saluting an armed guard at Mafeking (Mahikeng). Halftone, c. 1900, after S.P.Hall, after a photograph.

Russo-Japanese War: soldiers gathered in a temporary dressing station concealed in a hollow. Collotype, 1904.

A travelling tooth-drawer holding a tooth up in the air to an audience after extracting it from a howling patient who is seated next to him in a carriage. Coloured lithograph by G. Gostiaux.

An animal, possibly a cat or rabbit, with a gun aimed at its head

A doctor tests a patient's hearing with a pistol. Colour process print after H. Nymark, 1977.

"Do'nt do it Mr Wilson"

Nashrullah Khan (son of the Amir of Afghanistan) having a tooth extracted in front of the soldiers of his father's army. Wood engraving after W. Small after J.A. Gray.

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Firearms

Images from the collections

Images referencing Firearms

Works from the collections

An animal, possibly a cat or rabbit, with a gun aimed at its head

A doctor tests a patient's hearing with a pistol. Colour process print after H. Nymark, 1977.

Boer War: the convalescent Lord Edward Cecil saluting an armed guard at Mafeking (Mahikeng). Halftone, c. 1900, after S.P.Hall, after a photograph.

"Do'nt do it Mr Wilson"

Nashrullah Khan (son of the Amir of Afghanistan) having a tooth extracted in front of the soldiers of his father's army. Wood engraving after W. Small after J.A. Gray.

Firearms

Images from the collections

Images referencing Firearms

Works from the collections

An animal, possibly a cat or rabbit, with a gun aimed at its head

A doctor tests a patient's hearing with a pistol. Colour process print after H. Nymark, 1977.

Boer War: the convalescent Lord Edward Cecil saluting an armed guard at Mafeking (Mahikeng). Halftone, c. 1900, after S.P.Hall, after a photograph.

"Do'nt do it Mr Wilson"

Nashrullah Khan (son of the Amir of Afghanistan) having a tooth extracted in front of the soldiers of his father's army. Wood engraving after W. Small after J.A. Gray.

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