An Ottoman blunderbuss pistol

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Originally Posted by TVV

...I have always been under the impression that in the Ottoman Empire, a separate ramrod for pistols was used - I believe the Turkish word is "harbi". At least this is what these are called in a book on firearms, issued by the Askeri Museum. Artzi calls them something else, but I forgot the exact word. The harbi was of course decorated with an elaborate bronze head and worn in the "silyahluk" letaher belt ...

Tirri says the Ottomans call it 'Suma'. Maybe there are diverse variations.

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