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An Ottoman miquelet-lock musket with mother-of-pearl inlays,17th century.Round barrel with smooth bore in 16 mm calibre and a cannon muzzle.The upper side of the barrel with silver vine inlays over the breech
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An Ottoman miquelet-lock musket with mother-of-pearl inlays,17th century.Round barrel with smooth bore in 16 mm calibre and a cannon muzzle.The upper side of the barrel with silver vine inlays over the breech
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Why did the Ottomans and Indian Empires adopt muskets? What made them think that muskets were superior to bows? - Quora
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