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  1. cyten

    Matchlock Rifle?

    think he's referring to something like this. I've seen quite a few in European museums. HERE is a discussion about them on another forum.
  2. cyten

    Matchlock Rifle?

    In Central Asia, yes. Tajikistan Uzbekistan I don’t have any photos of the bore, but in the Arabian peninsula some rifled barrels were/are used as well.
  3. cyten

    Traditional M/L Guns from Afghanistan

    Also similar to this pillar in Tajikistan. I just arrived in Western Tajikistan yesterday and saw another matchlock jezail Appeared to be around .35-.40 caliber There was surprisingly a Khirimi on display as well and some Mosin shotgun conversions (called Frovlovka)
  4. cyten

    Traditional M/L Guns from Afghanistan

    Rick, that is a very interesting pistol that poses a lot of questions. The Bulgarian lock… no clue how that could end up in Afghanistan. The stock decorations to me look more like what you see on Bosnian Bichaq knives At first glance, I could agree it looks like something coming out of...
  5. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    I'm so glad you decided to join the forum, @AvtoGaz . It's a real treat to have someone with such extensive knowledge in Armenian arms share some info!
  6. cyten

    Traditional M/L Guns from Afghanistan

    and these were on display in the Zindan prison Interesting that it was made for a back action lock, only seen one before Caliber on all these look very small, I’d estimate .40-.45 cal This jezail had a EIC lock dated 1809
  7. cyten

    Traditional M/L Guns from Afghanistan

    Been in nearby Uzbekistan for just over a week now and thought this was the more appropriate place to post some photos. Here is a painting of a hunter from Bukhara The following were on display in the Ark of Bukhara fortress
  8. cyten

    Poor man’s guns

    Something a little different. Poor man’s Shishane, Miquelet from Ottoman Empire. Usually highly decorated, this one has one brass barrel band, tang cover, and strip on the butt. No butt plate, just a single nail
  9. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    Those are interesting horns, I actually haven’t seen many genuine Ottoman horns in museums or literature. Here is a Bulgarian one that is dated to 1757 that was on display in the Ethnographic museum in Plovdiv. Here is an original military Ottoman powder horn Here is one I saw on display in...
  10. cyten

    Hello from SoCal!

    Welcome from Armenia. Head over to the Pre-Flintlock subforum and you'll find some of us who own and shoot these
  11. cyten

    Restoration of Gabrovo shishane

    Here ya go
  12. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    I met with another builder in his village who graciously took the time to talk to me about his craft. He mostly works with new made barrels and locks and stocks them up in the original style, but can use original hardware if the customer provides it. He said it takes roughly 4 months to finish a...
  13. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    Good condition barrels are hard to find, and the Gabrovo style ones seem to have shorter barrels in general This was during a part of the reenactment when they were firing blanks at each other at less than 40 yards away
  14. cyten

    Long range shooting

    In the Ottoman Empire, long range shooting was a celebrated sport and they erected monuments for exceptional shots. One such monument still exists for a an Ostrich egg being shot at 805 yards! The Turks had employed rear peep sights since at least the 1600's This is an extreme example of a wall...
  15. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    Gentlemen, in the hopes of not getting this thread locked by moderators, I kindly ask we stray from politics, as that where it leads here. Here are a few action shots from the event, majority of pictures were taken on my real camera, but I’ll have to wait till august to get those transferred...
  16. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    I managed to hitchhike to a reenactment in a small village today. There was a gentleman who had his collection on display, mostly unmentionable Krnka, Berdan, Martinis, but here are the few muzzleloading things he had on display. Powder measure and bullet mould. Shishane Dated 1226 which comes...
  17. cyten

    Restoration of Gabrovo shishane

    AMAZING work as usual Bobi!
  18. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    Hey it’s only a few hours from Istanbul to Plovdiv by train or bus! I’ve seen it written as both Харбия (harbiye) & Харбии (harbi) here. Since I don’t speak Bulgarian, it could be that harbiye is plural and harbi is singular. There are many borrowed Turkish words here. Wow that’s a very nice...
  19. cyten

    Do you shoot old "Originals"?

    I’ve shot the bottom rifle, a .54 cal Ottoman Shishane miquelet circa late 1700’s-mid 1800’s The top gun, a 12 gauge Greek Kariophili flintlock dated 1846 is in need of a new mainspring
  20. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    I’ve been in Bulgaria for nearly a week and have made an acquaintance who does traditional leather work for the reenactors here. Here are some Silahlik (weapons belt) and Kuburluk (pistol holsters) A traditional bandolier And another gun restorer also makes Suma (pistol ramrods) or as they...
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