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Peter Dekker's Glossary
An online reference covering antique arms and armor, maintained and updated regularly.

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Džeferdar
A type of gun from Montenegro with rich mother-of-pearl inlays.
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Firaṅgī (फिरंगी)
Literally "foreigner", Hindi term for a European sword mounted in Indian hilt.
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Francis Delacour of Paris
Cutler and sword maker in Paris, supplier of imperial swords.
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Jeferdar
The alternative spelling of the Džeferdar, a type of miquelet gun from Montenegro.
Manceaux
Manceaux à Paris
A notable French arms manufacturer who also made fine presentation weapons in Asian styles.
Miquelet lock
Mediterranean lock
An alternative name for the miquelet lock
Miquelet lock
Miquelet
Collector's jargon for a type of lock for a firearm
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Pipe-back saber
A distinctive type of European military saber, used from the early 19th to early 20th century.

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