Firearms — 20th century — 1940s (set 2 of 2)
About this product
About this collection
This second set completes the Royal Armouries' 1940s firearms holdings, adding 1,065 objects across 2,503 images in 51 ZIP assets. Together with set 1, the two products provide comprehensive coverage of Second World War small arms from all major combatant nations. Set 2 captures additional weapon types, variants, and national traditions not fully represented in the first set.
Why it matters
Taken together, both 1940s sets form one of the most comprehensive digital collections of WWII firearms available for licensing anywhere. The depth of coverage — nearly 3,000 objects in total — allows for systematic comparative analysis across weapon types, national traditions, and production eras, making this an outstanding resource for both scholarly research and commercial creative production.
Use cases & time to value
- Game & film production design: Accurate period reference for 1940s-era weapons in historical games, film, and television
- AI training data: Large labelled firearms dataset for object-recognition, period-classification, and type-identification models
- Military history research: Primary visual source for comparative study of 1940s firearms technology and design evolution
- Publishing & editorial: Ready-to-license imagery for histories, encyclopaedias, and military reference works
- Museum education: Accessible digital collection for academic and public programming on 1940s arms development
Data schema
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| object_number | string | Royal Armouries catalogue number (XII. prefix + sequence) |
| object_name | string | Standardised object type name as catalogued |
| class | string | XII (Firearms) |
| period | string | 1940s |
| image_filename | string | Original filename as catalogued by the museum |
| image_format | string | tif (archival high-res), jpg (catalogue), or bmp (legacy) |
| width_px | integer | Image width in pixels |
| height_px | integer | Image height in pixels |
| file_size_bytes | integer | Uncompressed file size in bytes |
Collection stats
51 assets · 1065 objects · 2503 images · 1940s
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