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The arms of greece and her balkan neighbours in the ottoman period The arms of greece and her balkan neighbours in the ottoman period The arms of greece and her balkan neighbours in the ottoman period The arms of greece and her balkan neighbours in the ottoman period

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National Historical Museum, Athens                                                          6

The Stephanis Foundation                                                                          9

Introduction                                                                                             10

01 Arms and the History of the Balkans                                                   20

02 Arms, Craftsmen and Traders in the Eastern Mediterranean                 46

03 Arms Making in Boka Kotorska: The D2eferdar                                 72

04 Pistols: The Ledenica, Zlatka, Kubura and Prizrenac                           90

05 Coral-Decorated Arms                                                                     104

06 Accoutrements                                                                                 114

07 The Arms of Bosnia Herzegovina                                                      130

08 Yataghans                                                                                        138

09 The Chelenka                                                                                   152

10 Toké                                                                                                156

11 Balkan Long Guns                                                                            162

12 The Gunmakers of U2ice                                                                  182

13 The Armourers of Kosovo and Metohija                                           184

14 The Arms of Skopje                                                                         198

15 The Gunmakers of Tetovo, Dibra and Elbasan                                  200

16 Arms and the Growth of Balkan Nationalism from 1770                    210

17 Gun Making in Ioannina                                                                    230

18 The Greek Armed Forces and the Struggle for Independence            250

19 Conclusion                                                                                       296

Chronology: 1204-1863                                                                        302

Notes                                                                                                    304

Nomenclature                                                                                        316

Catalogue                                                                                              317

Bibliography                                                                                          336

Acknowledgments                                                                                 345

Index                                                                                                    346

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The arms of greece and her balkan neighbours in the ottoman period

Writer : Elgood Robert

Editor : Thames & Hudson

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Pub year : 2000

Pages : 352

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Includes colors : 500

Binding : Relié sous jaquette

Language : Anglais

ISBN : 978-0-500-25157-7

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EAN : 9780500251577

This magnificent, comprehensively illustrated book traces the history of firearms and edged weapons in the Balkans during the Ottoman era, when the region was home to the greatest centres of arms manufacturing in the Islamic world.

Robert Elgood’s masterly text weaves together the story of these weapons – their technology, manufacture and trade – with the deeds of their owners and the history of the region.

Guns and swords were richly ornamented with silverwork or sometimes ivory, mother-of-pearl or coral. Each town developed its own style in weaponry, decoration and costume, often with splendid results. Weapons were an essential part of a man’s attire, carried at all times from around the age of twelve. The quantity of silver they bore indicated the owner’s status, and he would keep it polished and shining to suggest he was a great warrior. When times were hard he might detach a piece of silver to pay a bill.

Balkan weapons were traded in bazaars from North Africa through Arabia to India, while firearms might incorporate gun barrels and locks imported from Italy, France or England. Decorations were often applied by silversmiths in workshops far from the place where a weapon was made. Until now these arms have been loosely described as Ottoman;
Dr Elgood’s groundbreaking research opens a new frontier in arms history.

The Greek war of independence in the 1820s brought to the country large numbers of the Sultan’s soldiers from diverse parts of the Empire. Many captured weapons found their way into the hands of freedom fighters and ultimately into Greek museums. These arms form the nucleus of this book. Some are magnificent; others so poor that one wonders that a man should risk his life with such a thing. Yet it is from these arms, wielded by men of remarkable courage and determination, that a free and independent Greece emerged.

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