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The most commonly-used gun was a battering gun or darbzen. This gun fired 0.15–2.5 kg (0.33–5.51 lb) shots in weight. These guns were used more in fortresses as the emphasis was given to small to medium-calibre guns. Small-calibre bronze pieces were also used on galleons and river boats; they weighed between 3.7–8.6 kg (8.2–19.0 lb).
The miquelet is often termed the "Mediterranean" lock due to its widespread use in areas surrounding the Mediterranean, particularly in the Ottoman sphere of influence. As one author comments: "It was to Arabia and Tartary and from there to Russia that the new Spanish lock found its way."
The term miquelet is used today to describe a particular type of snaplock. The miquelet lock, in all varieties, was common for several centuries in the countries surrounding the Mediterranean , particularly in Spain, Italy, the Balkans , and Ottoman domains including the coastal states of North Africa.
Ain-i Akbari weaponry. Mughal weapons significantly evolved during the ruling periods of its various rulers. During its conquests throughout the centuries, the military of the Mughal Empire used a variety of weapons including swords, bows and arrows, horses, camels, elephants, some of the world's largest cannons, muskets and flintlock blunderbusses.
The Turkish Mauser can be used to describe many Mauser rifles used by the Ottoman Empire and then the Republic of Turkey. The Mauser Model 1887 rifle, chambered in 9.5x60mm [1] The Mauser Model 1890 rifle and carbine, chambered in 7.65×53mm Mauser [2] [3] The Mauser Model 1893 rifle, chambered in 7.65×53mm and later in 7.92×57mm Mauser [4]
The Dardanelles Gun is a similar super-sized cannon that was built in 1464 by the Turkish military engineer Munir Ali and modelled after the cannon built by Orban.. The Basilic, [1] or The Ottoman Cannon was a very large-calibre cannon designed by Orban, a cannon engineer, Saruca Usta and architect Muslihiddin Usta at a time when cannons were still new.
After the adoption of the long rifle, 200,000 were received before 1905. [3] 406 Marine-gewehre were delivered to the Ottoman Navy in 1904, [4] 7,617 to the Gendarmerie in Ottoman Macedonia. [3] 1,100 more, modified to fire spitzer bullets [5] and sometimes known as M1910, [4] were ordered in 1910. The Ottoman customs also received some. [3]
Weapons of the Ottoman Empire (2 C, 34 P) Pages in category "Military equipment of the Ottoman Empire" The following 3 pages are in this category, out of 3 total.