SWORD / KNIVES

ANTIQUE OTTOMAN SWORDS AND KNIVES YATAGAN, THE TURKISH SWORD

ARMOR

ARMOR HELMETS SHIELD

RIFLES

RIFLES IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE THE WALKING STICK GUNS GUN POWDER HOLDERS CARRYING CASES FOR BULLETS AND CAPSULES TOOLS FOR BULLETS AND GUNPOWDER

PISTOLS

PISTOLS OF THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE HOLSTERS

MACES

ARCHERY

TURKISH TRADITIONAL ARCHERY PART I TURKISH TRADITIONAL ARCHERY PART II THE INHERITAGE OF A TURKISH BOWYER

RIFLES IN THE OTTOMAN EMPIRE

First use of rifles in the Ottoman Empire goes back to at least to early fifteen century. It is recorded that they were used in 1421 Duzmece Mustafa upraising. Manufacturing of rifles and gunpowder were done under state control at many shops across the Empire. The historical collection for these rifles are mainly at Military Museum in Istanbul but with limited pieces exhibited at the Topkapi Place Museum. The oldest examples go back to the fifteenth century. Some examples from the collection from the Military Museum are provided below.

Reference: Military Museum Firearms Catalogue, Harbiye, Istanbul

Some selected examples (please click on pictures to enlarge):
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