Fascinating Look At Soldiers’ Weaponry From 1066 to 2014
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August 16, 2016Photographer Thom Atkinson's "Soldiers Inventories" project offers us a fascinating look at what a soldier's material world is reduced to during times of war.
From the crude weaponry of the Battle of Hastings, to the high-tech military kit of modern warfare, this is what a soldier's kit looks like.
1066 Huscarl, Battle of Hastings
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1244 Mounted Knight, Siege of Jerusalem
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1415 Fighting Archer, Battle of Agincourt
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1485 Yorkist Man-at-Arms, Battle of Bosworth
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1588 Trainband Caliverman, Tilbury
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1645 New Model Army Musketeer, Battle of Naseby
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1709 Private Sentinel, Battle of Malplaquet
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1815 Private Soldier, Battle of Waterloo
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1854 Private Soldier, Rifle Brigade, Battle of Alma
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1916 Private Soldier, Battle of the Somme
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1944 Lance Corporal, Parachute Brigade, Battle of Arnhem
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1982 Royal Marine Commando, Falklands conflict
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2014 Close-Support Sapper, Royal Engineers, Helmand Province
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