Fascinating Look At Soldiers’ Weaponry From 1066 to 2014
Photographer 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

1244 Mounted Knight, Siege of Jerusalem

1415 Fighting Archer, Battle of Agincourt

1485 Yorkist Man-at-Arms, Battle of Bosworth

1588 Trainband Caliverman, Tilbury

1645 New Model Army Musketeer, Battle of Naseby

1709 Private Sentinel, Battle of Malplaquet

1815 Private Soldier, Battle of Waterloo

1854 Private Soldier, Rifle Brigade, Battle of Alma

1916 Private Soldier, Battle of the Somme

1944 Lance Corporal, Parachute Brigade, Battle of Arnhem

1982 Royal Marine Commando, Falklands conflict

2014 Close-Support Sapper, Royal Engineers, Helmand Province

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