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Miquelet Gun

dated A.H. 1199/ 1784–85 CE
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The Ottomans were quick to learn the advantages of firearms from the Europeans and were already manufacturing handguns and artillery in the fifteenth century. The Turkish armies were originally equipped with matchlock muskets, which were replaced in the late seventeenth century with those with a miquelet mechanism (a Spanish or Italian form of flintlock). The gold-damascened barrel of this example is inscribed with the name of Cezayirli Hasan Pasha, grand admiral of the Ottoman navy from 1770 to 1790.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Miquelet Gun
  • Date: dated A.H. 1199/ 1784–85 CE
  • Culture: Turkish
  • Medium: Steel, wood, bone, copper alloy, gold
  • Dimensions: L. 46 1/2 in. (118.0 cm); L. barrel 33 1/2 in.; Cal. .80 in. (20.0 mm); Wt. 7 lb. 11 oz. (3496 g)
  • Classification: Firearms-Guns-Miquelet
  • Credit Line: Bequest of George C. Stone, 1935
  • Object Number: 36.25.2164
  • Curatorial Department: Arms and Armor

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