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  1. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    Here is a Boyliya with a very interesting feature... a square to round barrel!
  2. cyten

    Caucasian Miquelet "Cossack" Pistol & Locks

    Wow that's a really interesting example
  3. cyten

    Circassian Flintlock Pistol (Before & After Restoration)

    Here is another example
  4. cyten

    Circassian Flintlock Pistol (Before & After Restoration)

    great job Hamit! I will ask around my connections in Dagestan to see if I can find anything about ramrods, though I also have not found anything about them, just assumed they were similar to the Ottoman/Balkan examples, yet no photos or even paintings
  5. cyten

    Caucasian Miquelet "Cossack" Pistol & Locks

    very cool to see! Great discovery, was just laughing about what Serge said on facebook about having bought one of these and having found 3 joints and some soviet cigarettes stuffed down the barrel
  6. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    An interesting Kubur dated 1288 (1871-1872 in Western Calendar) surprised to see with a rear sight
  7. cyten

    Ballistics of the 17thC matchlock musket - by capandball...

    Visited his shop a few years ago while working just outside Budapest. He wasn't there but I spent a good couple hours talking to the staff, very friendly and knowledgeable gentlemen, unfortunately a rarity in gunshops in the USA that I've encountered.
  8. cyten

    Restoration of Gabrovo shishane

    Excellent work as usual, Bobi! Was very lucky to have experienced it in person, need to write a book (with an English addition) the wealth of knowledge needs to be passed on!
  9. cyten

    Caucasian Miquelet "Cossack" Pistol & Locks

    Welcome to the forum, Hamit! I am familiar with your work building Kindjals and swords and was following the build of the Circassian lock. Did you build this entire gun as well? Rudyard, the gun Hamit has posted is in the typical Circassian style, which is very similar to Persian style. If I...
  10. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    I found it on Matchlocks of the Ming Dynasty
  11. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    I'm not sure I see that? But I have seen that before
  12. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    I thought I had sent it already, but just did again, thank you!
  13. cyten

    Caucasian Miquelet "Cossack" Pistol & Locks

    I mistakenly wrote they were model 1844 (which are smoothbore) when in fact they are model 1860 (which are rifled) these are 100% military guns made at the state arsenals of Tula, Izhevsk and the foreign contracted facilities, the decorated rifle is marked Tanner & Cie which is a firm in Liege...
  14. cyten

    Caucasian Miquelet "Cossack" Pistol & Locks

    Find myself back on the otherside of the iron curtain again, some Model 1860 Cossack rifles on display
  15. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    Here is the only picture of a short Tanchica I've found to date, could be the same as Rick's! A photo of an Albanian man with a Tanchica from 1908 by the adventurer Edith Durham who traveled Albania extensively by herself. Honest example of a Shishane in Bulgaria Bulgarian restoration...
  16. cyten

    Some real old prices

    How about 1876 prices?
  17. cyten

    Treatise on shooting a Petronel

    This document is a list of arms that were tested by the Chinese military at the time
  18. cyten

    Treatise on shooting a Petronel

    It has been a fascinating read in this thread. I dont know anything really about these but can add this page from a 17th century Chinese document on firearms
  19. cyten

    Anyone know what this is?

  20. cyten

    Ottoman Guns

    Rick that is one of the nicer cut down models I have seen. Usually there is very clear evidence of it having been cut down but this one looks as though it could have been made this length. Also of note, the lock has the triangular spring cover/guard that is usually only found on the pistols.
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