Firearms — Undated — other dates (set 2 of 6)
About this product
About this collection
This is the second of six product sets covering the undated firearms collection, comprising 440 objects across 889 images in 91 ZIP assets. This set continues coverage of the Royal Armouries' undated holdings, capturing a wide range of weapon types, mechanisms, and probable origins that resist definitive temporal classification.
Why it matters
The scale of the undated firearms collection — spread across six product sets — reflects the breadth of the Royal Armouries' acquisitions history. Objects in this set span probable dates from the 16th through 20th centuries, and the depth of photographic documentation enables comparative analysis that can assist in tentative dating even where the official record is incomplete.
Use cases & time to value
- Game & film production design: Accurate period reference for Undated-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 Undated 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 Undated 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 | Undated |
| 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
91 assets · 440 objects · 889 images · Undated
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