Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th September 2024, 03:01 AM
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Balkan / Ottoman pieces for discussion
Turkish Shishane, this example, with a .54 caliber damascus barrel, is the only rifled gun in the bunch. Also, probably the plainest example I've ever seen.
Kariophili dated 1846
Albanian Rat...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th July 2024, 01:29 PM
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I have seen this noted on the littlegun.be site...
I have seen this noted on the littlegun.be site with no citation.
Looking into the Encyclopedia Bresciana, Sperandio Mutti is listed as an arms maker working in Gardone Val Trompia in 1848. There is...
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Forum: European Armoury
27th June 2024, 10:33 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th June 2024, 09:28 AM
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I personally believe these were for carrying...
I personally believe these were for carrying grease or oiled rags based on what I've heard from collectors in Bulgaria, Turkey, and the Caucasus. The author of "Turkish Weapons" and "Weapons of the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2024, 08:04 PM
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Congratulations on your acquisition! Very nice,...
Congratulations on your acquisition! Very nice, I'm heading back to Armenia in a couple weeks, I'll have to check this museum, because the one in Republic Square only had one Shishane and then some...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th May 2024, 08:02 PM
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Forum: European Armoury
7th May 2024, 07:42 PM
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I cannot say what the horse stamp is exactly,...
I cannot say what the horse stamp is exactly, though they are mentioned in "Weapons of the People of the Caucasus" by Astvatsaturyan, but it is written that the source is unknown. It is a nice...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2024, 03:58 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2024, 03:29 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd April 2024, 03:28 AM
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Greek Kariophili dated 1846
Picked this up recently, 31.5 inch smoothbore barrel, unsure of caliber because the crown is damaged and needs to be repaired before a measurement can be taken, but appears close to 12ga when...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2024, 09:44 PM
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neither miquelet nor jezail, but a snaphaunce...
neither miquelet nor jezail, but a snaphaunce from North Africa. I dont know exactly what this is called, i dont think Moukhala or Kabyle but some others more versed will come in. Congrats on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
18th January 2024, 10:28 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th January 2024, 12:49 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2024, 04:18 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
2nd January 2024, 11:01 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
28th December 2023, 09:33 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2023, 10:17 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th October 2023, 10:17 AM
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I’ve heard from an acquaintance in Turkey that...
I’ve heard from an acquaintance in Turkey that these were referred to as “Zeytuni” as well. The only thing is, I don’t see any Armenian influence in them other than the sun wheel engravings on the...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
22nd September 2023, 12:38 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
20th August 2023, 08:33 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2023, 09:33 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
15th August 2023, 09:31 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2023, 03:13 PM
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Views: 21,767
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2023, 12:07 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th August 2023, 09:36 AM
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Views: 21,767
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