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Miquelet Rifle

Miquelet Rifle. Culture: Turkish. Dimensions: L. 60 3/4 in. (154.31 cm); L. barrel 47 in. (119.4 cm); Cal. .48 in. (12.0 mm); Wt. 10 lb. 12 oz. (4862 g). Date: late 18th century.
The miquelet is an early and sturdy form of flintlock popular throughout the Ottoman Empire from the seventeenth into the early twentieth century. Several elaborately decorated guns very similar to this example are still preserved in Istanbul, possibly made for the Ottoman Imperial guard.
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Titre: Miquelet Rifle
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Miquelet Rifle. Culture: Turkish. Dimensions: L. 60 3/4 in. (154.31 cm); L. barrel 47 in. (119.4 cm); Cal. .48 in. (12.0 mm); Wt. 10 lb. 12 oz. (4862 g). Date: late 18th century. The miquelet is an early and sturdy form of flintlock popular throughout the Ottoman Empire from the seventeenth into the early twentieth century. Several elaborately decorated guns very similar to this example are still preserved in Istanbul, possibly made for the Ottoman Imperial guard.
Technique/matériel: Steel, wood, ivory, copper alloys, mother-of-pearl, gold, silver, glass paste
Musée: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Crédit: Album
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Taille de l'image: 4800 × 1866 px | 25.6 MB
Taille d'impression: 40.6 × 15.8 cm | 1889.8 × 734.6 in (300 dpi)