Ottoman matchlock examples.

Pukka Bundook · 9th December 2015, 04:42 AM

Eric,

It could very well be that the above arms with miquelet type locks could have been converted from matchlock.
It would really take very little effort, and with a new panel of decoration where the serpentine came through the stock, would not really show at all.

Another thing I am thinking about, is the Omani matchlocks we see with very fine early barrels, (17th C and a bit later)
We know these were not made in Oman, so, were they re-purposed Ottoman or Persian barrels, salvaged and re-used in later years?
I believe these barrels were Persian, but if so, Did Ottoman recycled arms meet the same fate? (Of being stripped down & barrels sent to another country for re-use? (Could explain the lack of original Ottoman examples.....)

What thinkest thou?

Richard.

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9th December 2015, 04:42 AM	#20
Pukka Bundook Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 803	Eric, It could very well be that the above arms with miquelet type locks could have been converted from matchlock. It would really take very little effort, and with a new panel of decoration where the serpentine came through the stock, would not really show at all. Another thing I am thinking about, is the Omani matchlocks we see with very fine early barrels, (17th C and a bit later) We know these were not made in Oman, so, were they re-purposed Ottoman or Persian barrels, salvaged and re-used in later years? I believe these barrels were Persian, but if so, Did Ottoman recycled arms meet the same fate? (Of being stripped down & barrels sent to another country for re-use? (Could explain the lack of original Ottoman examples.....) What thinkest thou? Richard.