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Weapons Tattoos
Weaponstattoo work from artists across the TattooNOW network. Each image links to the artist’s portfolio.
About Weapons Tattoos
Weapon tattoos are a classic, symbolically loaded subject — daggers and swords, firearms, axes and arrows. Far from merely aggressive, the imagery carries strength, protection, courage and the warrior spirit.
- The dagger is a traditional cornerstone — bravery, sacrifice, or cutting away the past
- Swords (honor), arrows (focus and moving forward), historical arms (heritage, service)
- Often a supporting element that sharpens the meaning of a larger composition
- Bold traditional for daggers and blades; realism for lifelike firearms and historical arms
- Reflective metal is where realism skill shows — judge it carefully
Last updated June 2026
Dagger and roses black-and-grey tattoo, forearm
Black-and-grey cherub with rifle chest tattoo
Female warrior seppuku scene, full leg sleeve
Biomechanical cyber xeno sleeve, shoulder
Pearl Harbor WWII battleship sleeve, black-and-grey
WWII soldier and bomber planes, bicep
Black-and-grey cowgirl and revolvers tattoo
Black-and-grey knight helmet half-sleeve
Black-and-grey cowgirl and revolvers back tattoo
Black-and-grey WWII realism sleeve, healed
WWII black-and-grey realism sleeve, in progress
Black-and-grey WWII soldiers sleeve, forearm
Black-and-grey WWII full sleeve, realism
Patriotic American flag sleeve, black-and-grey
Black-and-grey dagger and lace garter, thigh
Dophins