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Old 28th April 2012, 05:08 PM   #1
Armatolos
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Default New acquisition Greek Kariophili

Greetings fellows,
Well here is my new acquistion: a Greek Kariophili!
The only thing I found about it is that, in Anthony Tirry's book "Islamic Arms" labels it as an "Rumelian Balkan Miquelet long gun".
On the other hand in the book by Astvatsaturian "Турецкое Оружие" there's a page (p.262) where it depicts an almost identical firearm, as mine, (look at the 3rd from up on page 263, and the 1st from the left in page 264), Astvatsaturian says that these guns are "Macedonian";
In Elgood's latest book "The Arms of Greece and Her Balkan Neighbors in the Ottoman Period" has some Kariophili of a similar type and says that they were propably made in the Balkans for export to Northern Africa.
And lastly there is a painting from Alexandre Colin in the Benaki Museum in Athens with the title: "A Greek Boy" where a same type is shown down at the right side of the painting.
Does anybody has in possesion, has seen or knows any other information regarding this special type of Kariophili?

Thank you all for your help in advance.
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