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SZT2993468: Panzer Parade in front of General Lutz and Guderian (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
KWE177746: Charles V (1358-80) the Wise presents his sword to Duguesdin, from 'Histoire de France' by Colart, published c.1840 (engraving), French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
GNG5301642: Chua Thien Lam Go buddhist pagoda. The Great Tonsure: the Buddha cuts his hair with his sword. Statue. Thay Ninh. Vietnam / Bridgeman Images
GNG5281774: Gurdwara Sisganj, Old DelhiThe Khanda (Punjabi: kha ) is one of most important symbols of SikhismIt is a collection of four weapons commonly used by Sikhs at the time of Guru Gobind SinghIn the centre of the insignia is the two-edged sword which symbolises the creative power of GodOne edge of the Sword symbolises divine justice, the other symbolises freedom, and authority governed by moral and spiritual valuesOn the left is the Sword of Spiritual Sovereignty (Piri); On the right is the Sword of Political Sovereignty (Miri) There must always be a balance between the two, and this balance is emphasised by the chakra circle insideIt is the symbol of oneness, unicity of Justice, humanity and immortalityAlmost all Sikh warriors used to wear it in the eighteenth century, and nihangs still do today, Delhi, India / Bridgeman Images
PCT4273543: Scapin's Furries. Moliere's theatre piece, act 2. This scene is one of the most represented in the illustrations of the work. Argante, hiding behind Scapin, attends the threats of Silvestre, who shouts with his sword, “” By blood! By the head! if he were there, i would give him a sword in his belly. Who is this man?” Scapin: “It's not him, sir, it's not him.” Frontispice of the 1682 edition illustrated by Pierre Brissart (sometimes written Brisart). / Bridgeman Images
WAS3880037: VERDI G - DON / Bridgeman Images
IMO2257636: Rahnee Motie / Bridgeman Images
MPX5090261: Miss Wendy performs her balancing act with a pigeon perched on the end of a sword during rehearsals for the Belle Vue Manchester circus, 18th December 1969 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
GEG2769627: Vienna students take over the tradition of sword duel The winner of the tournament is the one with the greatest number of injuries Photograph from Le Monde Illustré in April 1935 / Bridgeman Images
PFH2641776: Sri Lanka: Collecting coral from the sea, near Hikkaduwa, southern Sri Lanka (photo) / Bridgeman Images
PFH2641777: Sri Lanka: Collecting coral from the sea, Hikkaduwa beach, southern Sri Lanka (photo) / Bridgeman Images
HFE4468370: Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. sandwicense/Silver Sabre/Silver Sword/Mauna Kea Silversword/Subspecies located on Mauna kea,/Rare and threatened endemic plant/Big Island// Hawaii/USA / Bridgeman Images
PCT4272201: Captain Spadassin (or Count Spadassin). The proper name of this Rabelaisian character of the Picrocholines Wars has become a common name: a spadassin is a man who wields the sword, more pejoratively a pawned assassin. / Bridgeman Images
XLE3769931: 17th century trumpeter / Bridgeman Images
EPO5473972: American actor Charlton Heston during a sword duel, riding a horse, preparing 'El Cid' shooting, Lido, Venice, 1960s : Preparing The Duel Scene / Bridgeman Images
STC308596: Richard the Lionheart raised himself in his bed and took a cup in his hand, illustration for 'The Talisman: A Tale of the Crusaders' by Sir Walter Scott (colour litho), Vedder, Simon Harmon (1866-1937) / Bridgeman Images
MPX5124051: Sub-Lieutenant David Bingham (l) receives the sword of honour in 1970 two years before being jailed for selling secrets to the Russians to pay off debts, 14th March 1972 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
FER110461: Perseus Arming, 1881-83 (bronze), Gilbert, Alfred (1854-1934) / Bridgeman Images
CHT694804: France, eldest daughter of the Church, 1914-18 (colour litho), French School, (20th century) / Bridgeman Images
MEP854492: Military Parade at Campo di Marte, 1308 - 1311 (tempera on panel, with gold ground), Duccio di Buoninsegna (1255-1319) / Bridgeman Images
HNG699648: Herring, 1878 (litho), Burges, William (1827-81) / Bridgeman Images
HFE4468371: Argyroxiphium sandwicense subsp. sandwicense/Silver Sabre/Silver Sword/Mauna Kea Silversword/Subspecies located on Mauna kea,/Rare and threatened endemic plant/Big Island// Hawaii/USA / Bridgeman Images
XRA1676548: Jean Guitton After Receiving His Academician Epee During A Reception At 104 De La Rue De Vaugirard Siege From “La Reunion Des Étudiants” May 15, 1962 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
LEL5901101: James Smith 4 Umbrella Shop Jokn Smith & Sons the Umbrella Shop in London'S West End Dog'S Head Sword Sticks (photo) / Bridgeman Images
HST2908548: Sword with Amulet Bundle, Nisa peoples, late 19th-early 20th century (steel, wood, brass, rattan, boar's tusks & tiger teeth), Indonesian School, (19th-20th century) / Bridgeman Images
STC323603: Sir Bedivere casts the sword Excalibur into the Lake, from 'Stories of the Knights of the Round Table' by Henry Gilbert, first edition, 1911 (colour litho), Crane, Walter (1845-1915) (after) / Bridgeman Images
NAM5927053: Scabbard owned by Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, 1800 circa (metal), French School, (19th century) / Bridgeman Images
WRP322384: Flagpole and temple flags at Sikh new year (photo) / Bridgeman Images
WRP322387: Purifying the flagpole with yoghurt before putting on a new cover at Vaisakhi (photo) / Bridgeman Images
STC409004: The Selektir Agassi, plate 7 from 'Collection of One Hundred Prints Representing the Different Nations of the Levant' by Charles de Ferriol, engraved by Gerard Scotin (1671-1716), 1707-08 (coloured engraving), Vanmour, Jean Baptiste (1671-1737) (after) / Bridgeman Images
FAF5673835: Full-length portrait of a young couple from Nubia, a region in the Sudan, c.1870-90 (b/w photo) / Bridgeman Images
PFH1188818: Japan: The samurai Onodera Mitsuemon Hidetomi, aged twenty-seven, seated cross-legged holding a sheathed sword vertically. Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797-1862), 1853 / Bridgeman Images
MPX5086769: June Sword a young girl from Newcastle who has gone on holiday to Yugoslavia at the invitation of Marshal Tito. Seen here reading a book. July 1953 / Bridgeman Images
MAI6380003: Tsutsui Junkei, 1845-1846, (woodblock print on paper), Kuniyoshi, Utagawa (1798-1861) / Bridgeman Images
PFH1188273: Japan: Traditional crafts and trades of the 18th century from a hand-painted album by an anonymous artist. Folio 3: Dyers (left), Sword sharpener (right), Japanese School, (18th century) / Bridgeman Images
PCT4273547: Scapin's Furries. Moliere's theatre piece, act 2. This scene is one of the most often represented in the illustrations of the work. Argante, hiding behind Scapin, attends the threats of Silvestre, who shouts with his sword, “” By blood! By the head! if he were there, i would give him a sword in his belly. Who is this man?” Scapin: “It's not him, sir, it's not him.” Illustration of Francois Boucher (1703-1770) engraved by Laurent Cars for the famous edition of 1734 of Moliere's works., Boucher, Francois (1703-70) / Bridgeman Images