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I got this musket at an online auction in Ontario several weeks ago. It was delivered by the auction house yesterday in person since...

As you know, same place, but it was marked Tifilis, the name used before the 1930's I have no context for the picture, so it's hard to tell

Good points by all. I just wanted to mention that there's a paper on the American Society of Arms Collectors website titled "A Note on...

A nice Khirimi and Dambacha that truly looks like a baby's gun Khirimi still in use along side M1870 Berdan №2, a breechloading...

AFAIK, the true French Flintlock we know was developed in the early 17th century. The Miquelet has been around since the mid 16th...

Unexpected Jezails at the Motts Military museum, near Columbus Ohio

I cant quite figure out what the problem might be but if it works go for it The Indians probably are working on the basic'' Build a...

Interesting Kubur with the largest date inscription I've seen. 1217 translates to 1802-1803. Barrel is identically marked as well. Not...

Awesome Circassian Lock! @peserey does excellent work! Looking forward to your build. There is a thread here with LOTS of pictures of...

Cool little Caucasian style lock arrives from Turkey today (Perserey Handicrafts). Has a nice spark! The ball thing is a trigger. Took...

Here is an interesting Matchlock with a Belgian barrel that was done to emulate the beautiful, chiseled barrels on Omani guns. This...

Woops. here's the pic of the lock.

The Khevsur people of Georgia were famous for their late use of chainmail. Here's the photo in question of Khevsur men who volunteered...

My last work Circassian Miquelet Total length 49 cm (Barrel length 37 cm) 11 mm caliber (i think it's .43 cal) And for video:

Cześć i witaj Vova! I believe this a pretty early Ottoman Miquelet, due to the trigger/triggerguard and how the lock is not of the later...