The Istanbul Military Museum, Turkey. (pics? YES! tooo many pics!)

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Hi guys,

i happen to be in Istanbul to meet with the american family
i had the pleasure to stay with almost 2 decades ago.
They´ll arrive tomorrow an we´ll celebrate Newyears
overlooking this amazing city that is on 2 continents.

Anyway ... i explored the city a bit since the morning
and on my way back ... stumbled onto the
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Istanbul_Military_Museum

And what can i say ... it is great. Many many examples of rare guns and blade-arms .. and many unique models i´ve never even heard of.

Ok. Let the show begin:

 

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chainshirt n stuff.

 

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revolvers & "reihenfeuer" Pistol

 

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bergman and weird repeater

 

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pocketguns and a close up of this ... ?

 

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rifles.

A werndl rifle. Only the first example of how much decoration
the ottomans put on friggin EVERYTHING!

The carved one is from Suhl/Germany

 

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A string throwing gun
and a ... sumthin.

 

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a very slender wheellock rifle (***)
and a multibarrel anti-mutiny/boarding gun.

 

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revo with decorated grip
and a 7(!) barrel rifle.

 

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2 revolver rifles/carbine

 

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assorted revolvers
and an Uber-decorated Astra Pistol

 

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a pocket revolver belgian
and a velo-revolver.

 

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a decorated S&W
and a weird single shot.

 

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another singlshot
and a:

petrol-powered machinegun ( that never went into serial production)

 

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what the osmans thought a nice holster looked like.

And a weird gun with a very short shotgun/mortar barrel.

 

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a revo with long slender barrel
and a water cooled bolt action.

 

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a carved Mauser ( presented to the Sultan by the Kaiser)
and a weird mauser with some cylinder attached to the right side ...
... no explanation provided. Could be some recoil absorption experiment.

 

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the optional Broomhandles '( there were many of those)
and a martini based pistol.

 

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a sample-gun from a turkish maker ...
and then entered the artillery section.

i wouldnt feel unarmed if i CCWed that thing.

 

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a multibarrel artillery piece

 

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and one of the most remarkable guns i saw:

An overunder Shotgun with 2 hammers.
French obviously.

 

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Was there an H&K G3 decorated pretty and a Star M28 9mm pistol still on display when you were there?

 

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a shotgun based on the martini action ( .. big it is)
and a set of two french shotguns in their cases.

 

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a "Mirror-stock" for shooting out of the trench without showing your head.

and a machinegun ... that i cant recall right now:

 

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End of picture-galore.

I spared you the many many normal surplus rifles and all the gatlings, maxims, hotchkisses and vickers .... and i will make another thread in NON-Firearms
for the blades n stuff.

Enjoy - and comment if u can contribute anything to those guns.
(The plaques usually only statet century, country and sometimes maker)


This pic is a view from the Galata-Tower, i made this morning.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galata_Tower

Ok off now - took to long loading all this up.
I need to hunt myself an "Iskender" now!


Hope u enjoy the show and
have a good transition into 2012!

Mp7.