Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th April 2011, 11:04 PM
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Other post
rickystl,
Have you seen my other recent post on the rat-tail pistols? There is discussion on whether they might have been contract pieces for the Ottoman military. There are a couple books that...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2011, 11:49 PM
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If not Albania, where?
Teodor,
Elwood states that in 1805, Elbasan, the town to which he attributes production of the rat tail pistols, was documented to have 243 gunmakers. If the Turkish government did not order...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th April 2011, 12:10 AM
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Elgood's book on Greek arms
I just received my copy of the book. In the first paragraph of the relevant chapter on Albanian pistols Elgood states, "The Turkish army also employed Albanians, and pistols, though a novelty, came...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2011, 04:38 PM
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photos
Sorry about the facebook album. That was the only way I could post photos from home. The pictures are now up on a new thread.
Marcus
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2011, 04:35 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th April 2011, 04:33 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2011, 03:52 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
10th April 2011, 03:50 PM
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Albanian Tanchika
The new musket is a perfect match for my rat tail miquelet. However, I do have a hard time imagining the circumstances for convenient use of a gun with a 55 inch barrel. Maybe it went camel back. ...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2011, 01:28 PM
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weapons of the Janissaries
Does anyone know what sorts of small arms would have been used by the Janissaries around 1800? Single shot miquelet pistols and muskets, I imagine. Would they have been of various sorts with each...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
8th April 2011, 12:43 AM
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Elgood's book
Teodor,
Thanks for the recommendation. I have ordered the book. I was always a little skeptical about Terri's statement that they were contract pieces.
Marcus
www.handfulsofhistory.com
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th April 2011, 07:44 PM
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Albanian Rat tail Miquelet pistols
Pistols identified as "Rat tail Miquelets" have a pretty distinctive style so it is easy to identify them. There always seem to be a few for sale on the internet, so a fair number of them must have...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
31st May 2007, 08:34 PM
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shop in Paris
This is an excellent shop for antique weapons. Most are European but there are also ethnographic pieces.
http://www.armesdantan.com/
Marcus
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
25th February 2007, 07:24 PM
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Copenhagen
Thanks for the suggestions. I should have posted the question sooner. The weather was pretty bad in Denamrk this week, I was lucky just to get back from visiting friends in the Jutland in time for...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
23rd February 2007, 09:37 AM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
29th January 2007, 07:09 PM
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rat tail marks
I have searched in vain for any maker's marks on my pistol.
Marcus
You can see pictures at the links below:
http://www.mbi.ufl.edu/~papke/curios/RatTail.JPG
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
17th January 2007, 06:48 PM
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my punal
Any comments for me on this one:
http://www.mbi.ufl.edu/~papke/pics/blades/punal01.JPG
http://www.mbi.ufl.edu/~papke/pics/blades/punal02.JPG
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
3rd January 2007, 05:49 PM
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Help please
The two knives pictured below are from the estate of a dear friend. I am trying to help his widow appraise his effects. Can anyone please help me identify these pieces and give her a general sense...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th December 2006, 09:08 PM
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
7th October 2006, 02:19 PM
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locks
So, they are not Miquelet locks after all?
Marcus
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
6th October 2006, 01:59 PM
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locks
I do agree they are probably miquelet locks but it would be nice to see a better picture of them. However, the use of this style lock is not too anamolous for the date, since that style remained...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
14th September 2006, 03:28 AM
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WW2 bring back
Fernando,
Thank you for your research. Yes it is a very curious piece and I did find the thread from 2000 that you mention (http://www.thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=45496). The...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
13th September 2006, 12:55 PM
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Clarification
Guy,
I appreciate your comments, but my gun was clearly not made by Gasser, but by a firm in Belgium. All Gasser-made pistols were so marked and additionally had a Crown over NI mark to...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th September 2006, 08:32 PM
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Since you ask:
The pistol is a Belgian-made Montenegrian revolver. The link I provided above I believe is a 1913 date stamp below a Persian crest. There is a similar mark on broomhandle Mauser pistols that were...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
12th September 2006, 05:47 PM
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It's a start (maybe)
Thanks for the link to the heraldry site. I tried to follow up to see if anything look particularily close in towns of either Belgium or Montenegro, but that is a pretty big data base. I did not...
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Forum: Ethnographic Weapons
11th September 2006, 06:39 PM
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anyone recognize this mark?
This mark appears on a Belgian-made Montenegro pistol, along with a Persian crest (http://www.mbi.ufl.edu/~papke/curios/Montenegrin06.JPG).
Thanks,
Marcus
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