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A Padri carbine

An unusual variety, shortened to carbine size, with a chicken wing wood stock.

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An Indonesian blunderbuss

Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.

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A Vietnamese matchlock musket

Called Súng hỏa mai in Vietnamese, with baitong lock.

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A fine "boyliya" paragun

One of Europe's rarest gun types. A fine example, with mother of pearl inlaid stock.

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Dzeferdar miquelet rifle

With Ottoman twisted "damascus" barrel and fine mother-of-pearl inlaid stock.

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Burmese sword carbine

A rare Burmese weapon combining a percussion carbine with a short sword.

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Tibetan matchlock musket

A nice example of a rare, shorter carbine sized Tibetan matchlock musket.

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Fine Malay matchlock musket

A very fine Malay matchlock or "satingar" with Indo-Portuguese style luck.

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Fine toradar with stippled barrel

With markings attributing it to Jalore.

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Qing dynasty hunter's powder flask

Introduction The elite of the Qing dynasty was Manchu, who before taking over China fro

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Indian revolving musket

The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.

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A fine Indian toradar with inlaid stock

General introduction A number of downsized Indian toradar with such lavish inl

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Vietnamese musket with silver lock

Cochinchina, second half of the 18th century.

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Vietnamese matchlock

A nice example with fossil elephant or mastodon molar butt plates.

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An Indian matchlock musket

A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.

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Chinese cavalry matchlock

Background While the Chinese are hailed for inventing gunpowder and the

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