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  1. cyten

    Traditional M/L Guns from India

    The Khevsur people of Georgia were famous for their late use of chainmail. Here's the photo in question of Khevsur men who volunteered to fight in 1918 Tradition plays a huge role in its use, I imagine, similar to the wearing of the Jambiya even today in Yemen, or the Khanjar in Oman
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    Ottoman Guns

    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 standardized form. It is similar to these 17th century examples captured in Austro-Hungary in the 1680's-1690's that clearly took more inspiration from the...
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    Early and ORNATE Dutch 75-cal Snaphaunce

    who could not like that? looks great! what are details: barrel length/caliber/etc
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    Ottoman Guns

    Happy to have helped! They look great together! Now you need to dress the part and hit the range
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    Ottoman Guns

    I am in contact with him and will try to convince him! It is interesting that they have a much bigger appreciation for American Old West guns out there than for their own historical arms, in my experience. I remember talking to a shop owner a few years ago who was very bored with the discussion...
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    Caucasian Miquelet "Cossack" Pistol & Locks

    Wonderful work Hamit!
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    Brass Stocked Albanian Miquelet Pistol

    This pistol was ubiquitous from the late 1700's - early 1900's in the Balkans. Thought to originate in the region of Elbasan, Albania, these were known to be made in Kosovo, Serbia, and Macedonia as well. Though the Miquelet lock fell out of favor in most of Europe after the advent of the...
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    Show your Muzzleloading gems.

    Somethings you don't come by everyday... From top to bottom: Turkish Shishane was the workhorse of the Ottoman military. This example, with a .54 caliber damascus barrel, is the only rifled gun in the bunch. The Shishane almost didn't change it's form from the adoption of the Miquelet by the...
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    Ottoman Guns

    @AvtoGaz is incredibly knowledgeable on the Armenian arms and I thank you for sharing and look forward to more! I agree with Rick, in that the style of horn/flask varied throughout the ages and regions. Also, that illustration of the Janissary I believe was drawn by the author, or specifically...
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    Moroccan moukhala reproduction - legit?

    You can always message the seller and ask? When I was in Morocco 15 years ago, there were a lot of reproduction Moukhalas that were being passed off as original but did not function at all. There are however some people who have some kind of repro that look similar to that listing using them...
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    Moroccan Afedali Snaphaunce rebuild

    Congrats, glad to see it coming along!
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    The OLDEST in my BP collection …

    i think they made some wild assumptions on the use of caps, but hey, it worked!
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    The OLDEST in my BP collection …

    Congrats! These guys fired one in a video:
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    Ottoman Guns

    Just touched down back in the USA and couldn’t resist a little group pic of something’s I had to unpack. More to follow post jet lag and cleaning of the long guns!
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    Caucasian Miquelet "Cossack" Pistol & Locks

    I've seen only 2
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    Russian M1856 Marksman’s Rifle

    Very cool and scarce rifle! I've seen far more Krnka and even Karle than I have of these unconverted examples. For the missing sight leaf, look to Bulgaria, my friend. I'll shoot you a PM
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    Ottoman Guns

    Rarely seen, MATCHING pairs of Ottoman pistols
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    Traditional M/L Guns from Afghanistan

    They look similar to this illustration from "Arms and armor in the khanates of Central Asia (Bukhara, Kokand, Khiva) in the late 18th - early 20th centuries" by Dmitry Miloserdov
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    Caucasian Miquelet "Cossack" Pistol & Locks

    Recently picked this priming flask up at auction. As Rick mentioned earlier, some people classify these as Persian, and they might be, but they show up FAR more often than Persian guns. I’ve seen these all over the Caucasus and a bit in the Balkans, made from metal or ivory/bone Strangely...
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    Traditional M/L Guns from Afghanistan

    Was in Kokand, once the center of a powerful Khanate in the Fergana Valley, and saw some interesting/odd matchlocks on display in the palace. These were supposedly from the Khans guards and have the same barrels from the Bukhara guns but a different stock design entirely. Poor lighting made for...
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