Rare Historical Pictures That You Can’t Miss American Corporal aiming a Colt M1895, 1914: This is the picture of an American corporal aiming a Colt M1895 atop a Sri Lankan elephant. Why he was atop an elephant is still a mystery. Prev Next Pages: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38