Firearms — 18th century — 1740s
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About this collection
This collection covers 14 firearms from the 1740s, delivered across 31 images in 8 ZIP assets. The 1740s is framed by the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-48), which drove significant procurement across European armies. The collection includes both military service weapons and civilian examples from this decade of Georgian refinement and early standardisation in British gunmaking.
Why it matters
The 1740s saw British military firearms begin the long march toward standardisation — while simultaneously the London civilian trade was producing some of the finest sporting and duelling pistols in the world. The Royal Armouries' 14 objects from this decade represent both streams of this diverging tradition.
Use cases & time to value
- Game & film production design: Accurate period reference for 1740s-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 1740s 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 1740s 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 | 1740s |
| 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
8 assets · 14 objects · 31 images · 1740s
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