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- A seventeenth century musketeer
A seventeenth century musketeer ready to fire his matchlock. From Jacques de Gheyn, Maniement d’Armes, 1608. The military supplies which the Pilgrims brought with them may be divided into three major categories: defensive armor, edged weapons, and projectile weapons. A completely armed man, especially in the first years, was usually equipped with one or more articles from each of the three groups, usually a helmet and corselet, a sword, and a musket. - Musketeer wearing a bandolier
Musketeer wearing a bandolier. Note how he pours the charge from one cylinder down the muzzle. From De Gheyn. There were several ways of carrying this ammunition. The powder was normally either in a flask or bandolier; the shot in a soft leather pouch. When going into action, a soldier often took his bullets from his pouch and put them in his mouth so he could spit them into the barrel of his gun and save time in loading. - Patrero
Patrero or “murderer” In 1627 Isaak De Rasieres visited Plymouth and noted that the Pilgrims had six cannon of unspecified types in their fort and four “patreros” mounted in front of the governor’s house at the intersection of the two streets of the town. - Weapons
Their arrowheads and spearheads, axes, knives, and other tools and weapons were of copper obtained from Lake Superior mines, or of stone suitable for the purpose. - Japanese 25-mm pom-pom gun
- German 105-mm Gun - Howitzer
German 105-mm Gun - Howitzer - Japanese 75-mm Anti-Aitcraft gun
- German 105-mm Gun-Howitzer
- 2 cm Flakvierling 38
2 cm Flakvierling 38 ready for transport on special trailer - 45 mm light mortar
- 65-17 Infantry gun
- 8-mm medium machine gun
- Service Revolver and Pistols
- A Light Egyptian Chariot
The light chariots of the Egyptians enabled them to secure the fullest advantage from the speed and breeding of their horses, which at the time were considered to be the finest in the world. The Egyptian chariots were sometimes square, but more often they were semi-circular or horse-shoe shape, with the curved front towards the horses. - 15-mm aircraft cannon
15-mm aircraft cannon - 20-mm aircraft cannon
20-mm aircraft cannon - 75-mm recoilless gun
75-mm recoilless gun - Firing Position
88-mm multi-purpose gun - Firing Position - Medium flame-thrower
Medium flame-thrower - Panzer
Panzer - Small-size one-man flame-thrower
Small-size one-man flame-thrower - Travelling Position
88-mm multi-purpose gun - Travelling Position