![]() |
|
![]() |
#1 |
Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 1,609
|
![]()
Looks like a very nice and rare early Ottoman matchlock to me. Congratulations
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#2 |
Lead Moderator European Armoury
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Portugal
Posts: 9,675
|
![]()
Very nice piece, Galvano
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#3 |
Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 177
|
![]()
Hello
Thank you, but how old is he? |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#4 |
Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 1,609
|
![]()
Good question, and one that is not so easy to answer. Per Elgood, it appears the Ottomans adopted the miquelet lock sometime in the 17th century. According to North, the characteristic form of the stock butt was also developed around the same time, early 17th century. Finally, a little book published by the Royal Armories shows an Ottoman matchlock gun, formerly in the Tirri collection and dates it to the 17th century.
So my guess is 1600s. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#5 |
Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 177
|
![]()
thanks for your answer, but is it that old?
I think I see in oxidation a damascus cannon ! galvano That's for sure, it is a complex damascus Last edited by galvano; 23rd October 2023 at 04:19 PM. |
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#6 |
Member
Join Date: Jan 2006
Posts: 177
|
![]()
new photo
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
#7 |
Member
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Bay Area
Posts: 1,609
|
![]()
Yes, beautiful damascus barrel, just a very nice gun overall. As for the age, I gave my guess based on what I know, though I am most certainly not an expert. Ottoman matchlocks are not common, as as a result collectors are not as familiar with them as with miquelet lock guns. This is why others may not have responded yet.
|
![]() |
![]() |
![]() |
|
|