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Forum: European Armoury 31st March 2013, 12:28 AM
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Posted By bluelake
It looks like a Chinese stone bow (石弓--pronounced...

It looks like a Chinese stone bow (石弓--pronounced "seokgoong" in Korean). Take a look at http://bbs2.ruliweb.daum.net/gaia/do/ruliweb/default/pc/27/read?bbsId=G003&itemId=7&articleId=585538
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th March 2013, 01:59 PM
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Views: 79,925
Posted By bluelake
Interesting thread. One of my main areas of...

Interesting thread. One of my main areas of interest is Korean traditional archery (I've been a practitioner for 20 years), so anything dealing with a country's traditional archery catches my...
Forum: European Armoury 8th February 2013, 11:38 AM
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Posted By bluelake
That looks like it might be 1865.

That looks like it might be 1865.
Forum: European Armoury 7th December 2012, 11:39 PM
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Views: 21,183
Posted By bluelake
I don't get on here very often, so I just saw...

I don't get on here very often, so I just saw this. Have a strong recovery, Michael!


Thomas
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 7th December 2012, 11:38 PM
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Views: 19,901
Posted By bluelake
Look at Tanegashima--The Arrival of Europe in...

Look at Tanegashima--The Arrival of Europe in Japan, by Olof Lidin. It's the story of the matchlock in Japan.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 25th August 2012, 02:04 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,687
Posted By bluelake
Yes, it is an excellent replica, which is why I...

Yes, it is an excellent replica, which is why I use it in my Korean history and culture classes as a show-and-tell item regarding bronze weapons.



When I lived in Greece (exchange student...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 24th August 2012, 05:07 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 11,687
Posted By bluelake
I have one almost exactly like it (not pictured)....

I have one almost exactly like it (not pictured). I got it back in the 90s here in Korea; it was brought in from China. Mine's a fake, but interesting. Actually, I used to pick up imitation...
Forum: European Armoury 31st July 2012, 11:40 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 10,232
Posted By bluelake
Back at the beginning of June, I had to...

Back at the beginning of June, I had to demonstrate a Korean/Japanese style matchlock for Korea's KBS TV, for their show, "History Special".

Here is a video my wife took of the TV crew taping...
Forum: European Armoury 25th April 2012, 10:11 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 156,411
Posted By bluelake
They date from the early Joseon dynasty (the...

They date from the early Joseon dynasty (the dynasty ran from 1392-1910) and were used against the Japanese in their first invasion of Korea in 1592-98.
Forum: European Armoury 25th April 2012, 01:51 PM
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Views: 156,411
Posted By bluelake
Sorry for the response to one of the older posts,...

Sorry for the response to one of the older posts, but this is the first time I saw it. Regarding the "hwacha" episode, the executive producer of the MB show consulted with me on it. I even received...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2011, 11:29 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,563
Posted By bluelake
Yeah, me, too. I have no idea where it was taken...

Yeah, me, too. I have no idea where it was taken or who is in the picture, but I'd like to find out so that I could have a good look at the musket. In 1637, the wall guns were made in quantity, but...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 21st May 2011, 01:06 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,563
Posted By bluelake
Cool, Rick :D Sometime I'd like to see if...

Cool, Rick :D

Sometime I'd like to see if John can make what the Koreans call a cheonbochong (thousand pace gun) , which is a matchlock wall gun (five foot barrel and about .92 cal.).

Here...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2011, 03:50 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,563
Posted By bluelake
My .45 cal. was made by American gunsmith, John...

My .45 cal. was made by American gunsmith, John Buck. He used a barrel that was about 150 years old, but never used. I also have a .50 cal. Japanese matchlock that was made in Japan. To be honest,...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th May 2011, 01:55 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,563
Posted By bluelake
I would shoot my .45 cal. repro Japanese/Korean...

I would shoot my .45 cal. repro Japanese/Korean matchlock (Koreans started shooting that design after the Japanese invasion at the end of the 16th century) when I would visit my hometown in the...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th May 2011, 04:09 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,563
Posted By bluelake
Hmmm... The barrel bed writing is not very clear...

Hmmm... The barrel bed writing is not very clear and fairly elaborate, so I'm not really sure what it says. The writing on the piece of paper seems to be incomplete; It kind of looks like an...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 16th May 2011, 12:46 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 14,563
Posted By bluelake
Yes, it does seem to be "183" (百八十三), although...

Yes, it does seem to be "183" (百八十三), although the 8 (八) is rather elaborate. It looks like the number is to match the barrel with the breech plug.

Attached is a picture of a Japanese matchlock...
Forum: European Armoury 3rd October 2010, 03:43 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 27,077
Posted By bluelake
Here are a couple used in Korea in the late...

Here are a couple used in Korea in the late Joseon dynasty (the entire dynasty lasted from 1392-1910).
Forum: European Armoury 20th June 2010, 01:23 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 16,671
Posted By bluelake
Thanks again, Philip. I've been trying to find...

Thanks again, Philip. I've been trying to find some local evidence of what type of rock lock the Koreans came into contact with. The biggest problem is that so many records (and other things) were...
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 20th June 2010, 01:12 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,479
Posted By bluelake
Thanks, Philip! Much appreciated. :)

Thanks, Philip! Much appreciated. :)
Forum: European Armoury 19th June 2010, 03:14 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 16,671
Posted By bluelake
Very good information, Philip--thanks! ...

Very good information, Philip--thanks!

Dmitry or Philip--Regarding my last question:



Also, Dmitry, where did you find the pictures?

Thanks, guys.
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2010, 04:25 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,479
Posted By bluelake
Would you think this one is 19th C.--or maybe...

Would you think this one is 19th C.--or maybe earlier?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2010, 07:11 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,479
Posted By bluelake
Thanks, Philip!

Thanks, Philip!
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 18th June 2010, 01:45 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,479
Posted By bluelake
Any ideas on it?

Any ideas on it?
Forum: Ethnographic Weapons 17th June 2010, 10:36 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 16,479
Posted By bluelake
Jezail Matchlock

I just won the bid on a jezail matchlock, although I won't see it for a while yet, as I won't be back to the States until next weekend. The thing that interested me most about it was the barrel...
Forum: European Armoury 16th June 2010, 03:33 AM
Replies: 20
Views: 16,671
Posted By bluelake
Thanks, Dmitry. Do you think this might have...

Thanks, Dmitry. Do you think this might have been the type of lock used in the early 17 C. that the Koreans captured from the Russians?
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