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  • TobJohn
    TobJohn reacted to rickystl's post in the thread Ottoman Guns with Love Love.
    Hello Vova. Welcome to the Forum. A very nice - and earlier (IMHO) -Ottoman/Turkish musket. From the photo of the muzzle it appears...
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    TobJohn reacted to Rudyard's post in the thread Ottoman Guns with Like Like.
    Well that makes sense. green gardens being esteemed in a dry land , Quite how they got the green to soak in puzzles' me .Do you know...
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    ... maybe ONLY if you had a deer within 15' that was not looking at you and didn't smell your lit punk ... But otherwise, ... these...
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    TobJohn reacted to PhDBrewer's post in the thread Ottoman Guns with Like Like.
    Green dyed bone, wood, & antler was common on weapons. In Islam, the color green is often associated with weapons and is considered a...
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    TobJohn reacted to Lakeman's post in the thread John Derrick Contemporary Rifle with Like Like.
    Thought I'd add my Derrick Jaeger. This one is a .50. All furniture is cast brass. Features elk antler ramrod tip and inlays that...
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    TobJohn replied to the thread Ottoman Guns.
    Looks more like a tarnished copper or something similar, based off the color of the other pieces around them
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    TobJohn replied to the thread Hi from Czechia!.
    Welcome from, Virginia, USA! You should check the Shooting Accessories or Accoutrements section of the forum for advice.
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    TobJohn reacted to Flint62Smoothie's post in the thread Curious Matchlock with Haha Haha.
    Yeah … he already has 1 to 2 strikes from that Toradar dissection …
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    TobJohn reacted to Rudyard's post in the thread Curious Matchlock with Haha Haha.
    Dear Billy. Very well put, we might just get through to' hacksaw Rick' failing which its thunder bolts ! . Regards Rudyard
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    Sooooo glad I got mine from TRS, as they no longer sell them.
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    TobJohn reacted to beardedhorse's post in the thread Arrows? with Like Like.
    What does MLRS stand for? I try throwing in words like missile, launched, rocket, muzzle loaded, system etc. Just curious. Will...
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    TobJohn replied to the thread Arrows?.
    Multiple Launch Rocket System. Definitely anachronistic for me to use it in the context, but I was making a comparison with how some of...
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    TobJohn reacted to GBG's post in the thread Arrows? with Like Like.
    The only possible reasons I can think of are more power, faster reloading, no need for physical strength or cocking/drawing mechanisms...
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    TobJohn replied to the thread Arrows?.
    Stone and then lead bullets were also probably faaaaarrrrrr easier logistically. Don’t need any skilled labor to make them. An armor...
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    TobJohn reacted to rickystl's post in the thread Arrows? with Like Like.
    REF: Posts # 28 and 29 above. While there is obvious evidence that they at least experimented using arrows with gonnes, it does appear...
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