armaments
44 photos tagged armaments, from 4 members of Flickr Commons.
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- The Library of Congress
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- Halifax Municipal Archives
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Bofors forty-millimeter mounts. Gears for guns-for-victory. Hundreds of these precision cut gears roll off specially designed gear-cutters daily in the Bofors plant of a large rubber factory. When assembled, they'll be part of the Bofors forty- millimeter from The Library of Congress uploaded 9 October
Gun battery at HMCS Cornwallis from Halifax Municipal Archives uploaded February 2026
Woman operating a capstan lathe at the Elswick Works from North East Museums uploaded July 2017
Inspecting gun shells from North East Museums uploaded August 2016
Gun on railway truck mounting at the Elswick Works from North East Museums uploaded July 2016
Quadruple gun mounting in 24 Shop, Elswick Works from North East Museums uploaded May 2016
Testing guns at the firing range, Silloth from North East Museums uploaded May 2016
Naval gun mounting at the Elswick Works from North East Museums uploaded May 2016
The Shell Department at the Elswick Works from North East Museums uploaded April 2016
Manufacturing Pom Pom guns at the Scotswood Works from North East Museums uploaded January 2016
Lowering a Valentine tank on to its track from North East Museums uploaded August 2015
Coastal Defence Mounting at the Scotswood Works from North East Museums uploaded August 2015
Inside 5 Shop, Elswick Works from North East Museums uploaded July 2015
Mobile Howitzer Gun at the Scotswood Works from North East Museums uploaded July 2015
Fitting breech blocks at the Elswick Works from North East Museums uploaded July 2015
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Testing guns at the firing range, Silloth
from North East Museums
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optimal chicken said:
Still waiting for your write up as I say this but.. were the guns 'proven' on Tyneside or taken elsewhere for testing? I can't imagine huge bangs along the river! Mind, stranger things happened..
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Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums said:
Hi [https://www.flickr.com/photos/flyeye] this one was taken at Silloth-on-Solway, although Ridsdale in Northumberland was also frequently used.
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steviej 007 said:
I remember when I played Silloth Golf Club somebody told me that their was a firing range
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Billy Embleton said:
Another great industrial image. Some of the worlds greatest battleships were built at Elswick.
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Jonathan Casey said:
Your wonderful capture was seen in Black & White Photos
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Building cranes at the Elswick Works
from North East Museums
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optimal chicken said:
Fantastic! And of course there was a nearby pub named 'The Hydraulic Crane' too. A slightly posed photo but very real. To see machinery being made, of which only a handful survive, is great. Many think this was the only large factory along The Tyne - oh no. There were many and land along the river was at a premium and had no gaps of greenery along its banks for many miles. Thanks for sharing these with us.