Chinese cavalry matchlock
Background While the Chinese are hailed for inventing gunpowder and the
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A very fine, long and slender example with elaborate golden damascening.
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General introduction A number of downsized Indian toradar with such
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The main disadvantage of early firearms was the long time it took to reload them.
SoldQing dynasty hunter's powder flask
IntroductionThe elite of the Qing dynasty was Manchu, who before taking over China from
SoldFine Malay matchlock musket
A very fine Malay matchlock or "satingar" with Indo-Portuguese style luck.
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Of Chinese manufacture, traded widely and used gainst the Dutch during the Aceh Wars in 1873–1904.
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