Article ID: CBB001200561

A Consideration of a Series of X-Rays of Asian Pivoted Matchlock Mechanisms (2013)

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A series of x-rays of pivoted matchlock mechanisms from across Asia, ranging from the 17th to the 19th centuries, is examined to assess whether studying the internal components of these lock mechanisms can help with the classification of weaponry and further our understanding of how firearms technology was disseminated within Asia. Some discernible pattern of regional variation indicates that many Asian pivoted matchlocks may have progressed beyond the Turkish lock popularised in the 16th and 17th centuries; such developments may offer at least a partial explanation for why matchlocks remained in use as viable weapons until the 19th century in areas such as Arabia and India. Possibilities for establishing a broad typological classification of matchlock mechanisms are explored.[ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Description A study of the internal components of these mechanisms helps to show “how firearms technology was disseminated within Asia”(from the abstract).


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Authors & Contributors
Bond, Dean W.
Macola, Giacomo
Jan Willem Veluwenkamp
David J. Silverman
Scheltjens, Werner
Timothy, Orr
Concepts
Firearms
Military technology
Colonialism
Technology
Great Britain, colonies
Technology and politics
Time Periods
19th century
18th century
17th century
16th century
20th century, early
Medieval
Places
Asia
India
Europe
China
Africa
Arabian peninsula
Institutions
Springfield Armory, Springfiled, MA
Macon Arsenal, Macon, GA
Harpers Ferry Armory
East India Company (English)
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