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    xp ate AU CHAPTER 1 Introduction: firearms and armaments industries ‘The “Scone” of suapowde the appearance of eas and especial thei zs employments ware war one of ie met significant evelopment of te lac Mile Ages Gunpwderunistac of spt, alr a hace — Safir mas im Cin inthe sea igh cetury AD aod the it oper Tres werent re rome {240s oa Their Bre "ad thre ase etre rel wa of mathe eunponde abe ahah hip in nitrate: an he projet ol ste the mze wo that the owes ‘hare couse fll rele” Within Grae, pnpomder weapons deco oth amo nd Chstian are, nib he et decades te foareen century Tears were being ws Europes bates Seg. [yma corr, firearms raced Hangar sri Balla andy the 1380s {he Otomans wera seqed wih he ew weapon The Ooman onaue, ‘Constantine tr ce dant isan of bythe 150s enna ha bsome »deiste weapon in sepewarfre Inthe ery ent emus ‘mon were nent being usedaboud Epc ship and mare oo Tt ccnry pu ley hs aad rose salu on he Medtenenean vargas? "Te appernce offer and has epayen in aces, sige nd ty mis slnfinly changed th a ste i empeswaped war I order 10 remain may compttve nthe gunpowder ge, sats need cannons, ‘Sono Frtfeatons sizable fam ame it hangs, as well Is et hp aiy: Orgad lence Setwecn ms ad emp, "th Ne ge a he a er el et ag Kn... ‘verge ic ofc be Son aera o pone (Ginccim hn nYChmy anf deep nay Tete ‘Sopa pag i Fa ac A cy Te ‘reek rs tron) er PS SHEE ten ris Caron, dR amo Cech Cte Sst Stns eee I EP Rcneanpn tine Fhe ta ce a 2 Gans forthe Sean mail exporan ae nets epson oa wenden arms ‘cnr pp ty met ert ly tts halo cen tings weapon indo spas ae ‘esony td amnion oe lng un, he hae ee ipl of weaponry a itary hae poved te see npr oe (esl temporary) cholo or al shanage, To tne set iy im weapons ectnloy ants Sold sonal te seed the cr final ater ong, reaper in il wa dy ‘Seti oan ted However scsancmpes th wae ache one, Ssndng mir) prominence db ary pene des a fe: weap sna barman on gasp ‘Ams and ammunition prodcioe reid inestnnt in epi, manpower, ‘reais nda oh Apa png deg epee Prediction and siptlng costed tc mo bars caeg trea dessins fr"npoer weapon et sevice may ass tthe cone cari Th teem of te apy of esp i Sinica entice or andesanig teat he milery capes ‘ae nd emp. Compr is alsa cog eal ‘cin aed anton of competing cee nthe snp ay ‘ont iss pening oluerqueson achat hs ote aaa ot power “Theaimotisbokisoundestndhe Oman wespnsindwy eyes a mod by wich he Skane sed te samen Thao “ct eins iui ny nae ne ‘eves was ool acc peri of Onren enue asl eget Schock, oso a ge wich a nth mjr Enea hana ot te th nie was avn oft ~ wa characte ye wee ‘aber hnby pclae nse ees tesla ley pnp reo Sey ner bec ing hf Pw et. + Ge grey Se MS er ry 2-8 Pe Sr 10 aon hp. 13 Gog aun “Mar Was eee iat ha ein er ae SEmicoetmes tar cmemme ire oa Se nee Wo 2 ie ot oe epee sph ee | NRG Perea Into: feams ant armaments indies 3 vasa clemenof sce asthe defense ofthe Onoman ate ais Ihe Sats Mongar burg. Nein and Safi aes Gunpowder technology, the Miltary Revolution thesis land the Osomans ‘Arcane en fom he wo quot ht pen his ook conenporaty l= ‘Gus, Europeans and Ot ke, were wel svar of he sence of fren Tepe gunpowder vespos ned paso debt ameng ine ‘Sau oft Renan Ausra compara dttintbe contemporae- ‘is Otonan rte Settle tenor at he eee cent, ‘Otomo stra rain Pet nde a sal section oa the manta fer o tack powcr hci, Wing ound 16, Pee repeated the ‘retlknonn Earopesn spt hon Berl Scar. pets flowing ove of Tie nzaran sores. Wh more nrg, hgh theft a ape (ibid the veto fac der together a at ng” ‘Nan Earp ors ave cote the "sce" of gunpowder nd tht oping asthe to met signe hvrton fhe ne Male ABs Ine hisrans esi a Europ, have long ben scat wt he "gu dee ay of timed at -rapowder bsted theul sronghds Ie est homers sation ta er shared ck sues es Did Hine 711-20 an A Soh ¢1723-9, Soa Heng wet even Fer fthen he wrt tae ei he a pit dates rm be covery of Treas Acoing to nef the tot aes Mistrial hes ofthe he went cms) Gey Pers Mary Revlon theory = epee ‘cpus at arveaching osegocos esi ate eraon ade powet once tewecn sites aocilzations Parker sustanlly oid Michael Notes igi concep f the Ntary Revolution. In Pare version of te tes angonder weaponry aol tly tetnaory ecu comer Sage Sec nly mus psd te neces Roane organi mens {oie in cmon-o forse race alien) and tessa wai ‘Sin aaty eure af sass o Benge tee lotions succesful » ue i ee ey ie a he a 8 a a gO aye erate Sey Se eth oe ‘Bare scmiey Se One Fae ac a Sate cage nn te sao Inston Free adarmamentindosties 5 Pe ages, canons nthe race tan cnn tothe sents if sute power rede the fills and cated the energece of ee {ted Sonera sepenorepone and ccs ing aval etna) ‘Scaled the ly toc owas are, a mere responsible teresting Earp event Hegnany ver nm Eropean Szatos © ss ht many vim pay el be "ise he Wes" pe mr andthe pat fh Miltary o GanpoderRewottion we ai ubleendbae ten hy te fr decodes While some soa ected Frets ens asin hi of sion eer icone ther no ti svepng tenet of wa an oie tudes of ware ad tty technology cote ocxaie te Sevelopmen’ of swap ans re Tete Riera ly confi and a of bua Milian exo utero ve ted orn thesia of Ere es and ene Shon production se wel th lof ams anes weblogs sion ine dif eis el iaon Oer we mae ae ‘ening te hora! site flay terol tas een wns ‘Gfomy Hick gueiond te prance of mary techs 8 dering fer ath ft content a feed portent quienes rearing uvpsslobelexpnson, gassing th eaten sod introns between Enrpem tcl, econo sn sie fermaton Dep cis he ‘Mey Revlon ssi cntius to eet oni mp eyo he ‘rats cfhsoan digs romney nt ppesing ary ons erm onan poplin Ins eeatieue, Eope eee power” os Seana Bey Hor Rly Ber Te nary Renn Ress” Teal ‘eat Basan ror Ya ee ‘tim eh ia op nr Tat BM Nord try Power am he a of en eae oan a {aN Amc SA ay dn Pade ae, 1 © Guns forte Stan and aval apt re prominemly ste acing coosequeee at the ofertin of rears Wout stot se sly oop "Whale av increasing nube af works preset ore lnc ad al ena (ate than olson explanson of Ecoplay anes stan of tonEaropean history ae lgeine Nein ht Earp fatlages Theisorogphy ofthe Onsen Emp, trl the eso ‘ated no Enopen adv fey tern Earp ssc mp. en ‘he signicance of ware athe story of he Otten Emp tt he wt ein once le th Salant ar dnd the Oras Sie oul cet benny te Murshing te othe Ne tary “The Trish archives arch in rater epg Ota gu sings perm gunpwaer manufcaring wll tengo name ate an ‘porta sectors ery moder aria, Deng tithe hse of ora tay technology an mare ny sl ra nego stems uropean and Onoman history.” Tis vedere he Oteman” ltr endurance apis te Eurspeanané Me Eater aves As Fes of ecko leant sist Oxorsan miliary tectology a ona ‘rotons ar sori tnt sepa i olen isleadng) een ‘heart roman and Ii) mary techy say apis tet repeated nthe ener Of ee tn oa oe ‘erm te Mes ering the Oto’ ppc echo nero tell he Exp alleped isin podton cpus pane epee npr Eps ns td ann have eee Sse er on aan a aan hn ron in Epa hay were wana Se Ms as Sao eens ‘amon wap ci srs ate ay npg Fete {ei nngp tacts ron hed ia tap caeiuuttuteey Ree eeanantars eran iene skeen cen wearer Eine ease oe meee iii ten CNR Vania See meee ee Inducer: fram and amaments indies 7 Although present took sles many ft above aeons, aim isto eet sop Cum topos ven, bt aero ale he ope [Sour examination y 1 through tessa of oman arms and rion Fredcton Based on extensive eer inthe Torin aces, is ook os few nih rearing he yess of an amc empire gst ts European vanes and sobasuec aay tlre "Ait ro he my spss op sat be bok wil enne ot andeuning the Oren sso generat. The weap a! anion indi ng with he constocton of esl were only mr braves of the aly mods Otome tht wae managed coal and inane bbe stae Wile armen ommunston roti meat challenge and arden Fee Ona sot wares snes cold prove imprtat i {er the ener exon, a eld lay signi en mpeg exe ‘elie race nes ones Fromsferetcalandmetiodlogalpoatt ve, ollowsheemerging iter save oftheNew Military stn, ep fnger cones tthe arom st) ‘recut seperate ekarine range lee mmr ea Ieegetuen mer ane tise nd econamies My reteac 0 owes tru othe omen se of Carl Mina Cipla feb Frais Gala Seer a Willa MeNeil Geaftey Parker and Keith Krall whom ‘hve cuamincl the difson of eager ecology, aropens rms protucton Und the an nde. Whle these moka prove tobe Valse gues Oving my ‘etch when tame ote Onan thy asd ne quesion an povided {snes Alina esearch evenly dime et to poe to gai ‘Sethe ses ut forward by my sel preecsss thy insite me ‘oon he cess of wring shook or which minded allo te, Challenging Purocenric and Orientalist views Filing spefcilyvnertoed Islamic doce, ators sich as Kenneth DM Seton, Ei Loess Pal Kents fl th etree conser of ‘lam inn deis” whieh ted sia bereringof we ‘mths and agent sate inveatnenss othe "cla aed eco ‘Gtoomerisn forte fale of unc lization to hep pace wih ester * Nahen nat Rar yee nar ST Rrauiniera gia tye tae te anc angst po ‘Siege esse toy 2 ime Th ops Me uments, Eames on Gasp he Smeets ory ees 5 Gans forte Stan Se cote cea eee Se generar erm ee ee at aaa 2 are com SOE soy nae ue a Sorina ees dt Secu aro ree ve en a co Soest ene eal eres ecg te Se ee eee cei Sanaa tr nee ten cee See ee Sone es ee Eoin epee mn ne Soest teres eee Sioeneneaeghentiemay arteries pe aimee i ee cee aera era Sp eee lee ae leer Sen Gap acer tte enn Ee poeta ee eee freien fare gh orem Scpintileatast watapcimper Tomar ee Steam cereus i wm mo Seems irae Eee Ee tice Fee erent erin 2 Gn a np 84 Vr Di nan aon Ce ander St thr a ee el et Si eda ela eet rca eas CO 1 aah ict Seco are bettie ta ea ‘eet nar ua mrs es ep, le ee ts Ee Reactor foe sae te a Bu vs eR Inicio fess an armamentsndusies 9 wll as conn ae in weapon ore diisin fmt echoony| {ns know: ow When Onion econ recepeity wt coupled with prechcon apie an sapere Onan logis te Sl amie ied Ecartiepowe pent vetheimet Buropean pens by ei itech conan, Compare dat presented inthe fllowing pers seseest tre Otomim wor sles maa i repower an st spe “nthe Attn Harp an etn Un We ey noe evemceth ‘hope ato densa that Baropea-Otoman iia acculturation dd sotend inthe chee cemay When te ed of he cet Oto aes ele hse aap ners he St’ oles mth be fan Titres onthe Honan nthe ned Vier and acer ied bene eth advcnt he moe msn wef ews an ecoage hereon ‘Tad comers in cts lng with ose or esroctin ‘teams cpoymen of aren itary exper aps egal an tren) tye Ons coved he eth etry Stee here ‘Tove mluonryinmnatons in Espen reason al ery Teter egies comune eins Uf somewhat eyed) aero Evgeny sn robo, an mor imporany te Onomansos {cal sen were fica or Reying pce wis Eps ul een he Sesentceaceouy ‘Che ania the wens he Oxomans manure and wed. The ini dete of ie chape estan the wei rine of ‘coranwespons ad oer atin of Onna anes tht pies ‘huss for compere ali of oman sp aropean cman. Comgog ‘norman ad European aly pss he caters tc ion ey Indes Overman sly a onl Py Ent atom, shows at om {deseo ovugh th cpceth cote Otomanr edge vay ‘ron rh sae ese ht ie projec of 30-5001 the erg ‘Rees and gv he aon cls rig sb of 31-44 in weg In She shan ery cn cence nies montero excepts age ‘eae hing ct stones re ha 10 kg) wee mde an ployed in Sone of Empey fr, atom ands le pce were mos ‘Sunantn ese Arey tes pce hater de Oto eat stipe Hungren tar an othe Geman Halen. wee tee po Inwrapents a vere sls inde Hanan, Crotin and Aca fer edwetthcine pastel oneectve npersone weapons epoyedonboh ‘Kos of te miay bode arc vee enmeats hat he maj of ‘homancamons Gignac avg orbaneing pi (erely cesar” (ried wre a onic sale ces an sumed in he ter Sst herr Sock ged roles of 15-20 in wean ey ae tovonly compare he Earoean gehen Karan ls, bt obo (Socoflensnarincaler tense of be Spanish an Austin igs none 10 Guna foete Suan “he ot commoly ed Otago fel sh ly Ois-25 ign wp Whi te Ot sina o ober Meee tons eee some oftheir ae sone iowig pies cee ie tow fms ne Ngai te marty is depoed sre cos were Seal caer onze pices whose proces weighed twee 37 and Lp. Met of he guns abou he bts fe Oman er nls cnte fee snr caso gts tat wep ol 30-1015 ted pst aly ica, Insho,crmprsons of Oman Has moras ella of Onoman, Spans an enn eg een shiva uly egestas ssbtenyenn apn a itn alte ue Se ne {evan scence cures he Onan set wen Bet {nd meun-caberpoces of rem ~ many oan the Ente peed ‘Suntan oper depots te gs were cl fig than cast con ‘ttn Spunsh rap pices arate omar sy of Onan nd ean we yh Jars tt inthe Sa ee Ina Wop shows thatthe) wre slr tothe mnt he Oran Spek ai Vc poets eed For tt. Osman sped Be Sch miguel. Despite snares weve caper ree np Sn ierncs andar ht ot eld wee he Oman lapped hid ee pein oct i ona Wh anna Ine the stn amr foe ter pes wince tk She Ooms did Tiscersiny made pie seston ne ie a inthe Emre en ao hd cl ens Chats fan ae deve hs fhe Oman weapons nds: ‘spend pnp manuactarie, nd ctoomcang Thee chaps onthe “depen th caine hat he Oona fed lich ‘iigenvs ans inst apt of ning the nest othe Sela ay. ‘Acro Keith Kraehe Otome wee hr pean ed Beavis inponel weapons and esnlopex"™ Or hne sapped hat ne the le of Lepan (I571). ch the(tote)dsacon i te saris cee om fren, epecals Engh si Duc por ef espn tnponder When ths chlo hs tome ade ogged wp he 15th ‘totam tops and is expres intr sylyThs inte ‘Sn Goma ema acre stay gh te ptt ey ‘Bison Pons ge et mata cose ur cheae i osm ee hy iackg Dice Omen Emp Histon tenho: aad sie i ra ey Ptr hare soe ae Invasion: ets nd armaments indies 11 tote dees of Oto iy ais to wag ar ath comespode ‘Ste ening a devine in Ono val forts Tel ontop poston up counts th pean up erwin Ata Minor he Mile Eston he Bahan wel aon taco teak ofthe Imperi Canon Fee in are Tague ht he Emp ha ‘aml gy of ne rw mater ed or pos tape ‘eamon More ope Ooane were acelin ten the ‘Sony eration ital and ac meweks capble of esuing & prompt spl ow mater the super works and canon Tend These oaaion sd nue rmenrt ae Sy of we ‘Ovoman cna al oa thes ast the core tthe changing ‘Stiveconomc coniton. embed he Ono chive eau) in ‘Zane! poston tnd maine cere indo in eal 320 ‘oe arm nny wit he eipheet coma. Following an ovcrvew of pe a sul deposi i Earope ad te ‘niman Ene che exsist varius Ferm of toma sap o- Seton Wine tc cher gee ox comrehemive mapping of Oto ‘Sipe epost oe, mines son fe vss met by hich ‘Spal sod nsw cling of ungowdeeSubsctons vated foie velo sevice vilges ano he “Oran itary ener” ‘Sestut inte comes ef ammion poston te ft ate he er Str to wean teat frog sch crcl ets of Otoman feu moblzton sr the oaths he iam rset Sop hat “all come fe sea sper =a widely wed meted By wich tte lane gone posed fsb and ar ors insti and fd io arses =a fhe aa or item the comes of sgt {i eunpondr odcton wil tose ser knowl esting is commen nat fal undertones sca atdecononi sey. While ths sy con eonsates tht Ota alter dusts were Se tral shcto pros not mporsinpeie unpre Onc Sheporder wos, caer nts ty th eet cet hee ‘ted inp hanes euding th nears by wich he Sat proceed te eyed amen The prcenge otter supe byte oat service ‘ln deine costco cing stl gure mead or spt Tome este mae pre st mae pi: Tin rn a wel in ine site penal acl fe Otaman ono th vas ase “Choe enon noma geqprder rodin ad demons ttn the steed nevemtthané pct cere apt dng which Se at sy he Ona a nt et ea Tata eet ‘ee nh nay Anke ease 2 pth Svt ah A Merey Miy fe Onen Ei Cai. 200 12 Gans forte Stan (oman Ene covered ans of ie a 5-25 lion uae ‘ean exe om Baa to Bt anporr ws pce in st {he pnp pronns To topes maya ors eto ‘roman eduson eps al me quia owas yc ‘he Epi densre he Ona sl seiny rae son tot seenenh cmt nd ws ht pion le syne Epi ets nl the ml ighooh ey Newer pods ee tn ‘roped casey nd oman ti Eps oe rer rer que of pont pe theo peo tn hug he eerie ha wpa owe dunn tc gop ws vlraing tt ea ig ‘Chater 6s deve tthe sy of the Onion gu funn echsoey and peti spies ovr te mae ep an man ce tet the Empire a conch at ete Gan ad enc cet the Epes ifsc nea no a a ely pet trom he 168, weer een tbe tu rm de sees Interns of eamon ang snd th pda of canon a al setae ec ses the Empire mage ctr ot oa nny ‘tt wan cara of sing hem the Onan ay and nny. The hapa demons tht stor ate emi ea ee ‘Sto casting fo essen ad seven cnr ne fie sad tyne comes nin pooner sa beso {Seat ome the ovina nies cal vl of th ana ey ‘ca ice Gove the fe Osim mes pe ice un i spon irc per nH alge tek seni tei Om ec sy gh ami "Wh he ong chapel semis he ee epg sites wot fetes ne orgs Ota ad Fraps ‘yuna tsar ha eran an yo dtc ado aise ef cute sight Ean ilo Sperone i nner ne he Oman cd cen ori ‘he enorotr sours emie pon ves nd ene a She sie ceury the Gx’ Ne naa nara cm ‘eres en eo rg sn five sper tc oe thr Musi aera uc the Mail Faye Sl Fen) tao te angus aan nde an trpn tots Onoman spe he Asie Habsnaps deed ht iy sad Sete tyes eps ine aty pone an aia sng ek ‘roma oie. nt coe Oa Toke wre sow adipic ‘Seth ws ty cy tnt of the Esse hol a ar hy vee ipo prs ine janis cf oman ne Ea ian eo Th bak Toon: rears and amament uses 13 sgn hat derstanding Onto Nesp thology nd war indy cp Pte in compare ameork il mend enance ou apreiion tet only of he renga weknemes of the Ooman Emp, Dut ao hase ‘te Onomans Taroean a Nile Ester eras. About the sources unas, vations ad pscolgicl dimensions of Oto wate 8 wel us of combat nd ge wera, can be eons fr hots, Isto whic aie aecesc a ptr cn eon! rm Eropesn a ‘Tksh anes aris, To colt quantave dai are enough numbers mth ba of which on san sonst rod generations rung ea ‘ky indi captor lop, eget ad pang earch inthe Otoman actives This sy ibe om sich esearch have etained te hte mace accwn ook fe Corn gunpowder works an hat 5 ee pera Caonon Four i nel Siar epstesof sce of he ‘oman cpp ndion ies inte Dallas aA Mins well = ieo- ‘iv of weaponry snd mmunon of majr Oona oes fom sich vere ‘epneof the Empires Hungary the Bans Crete and ag havelsbeen se, [Ato sete ofthe reper may enue, nt has Don ae 0 ‘Gosh whe weeded cone te tT uct o ge amount of at ‘rom cence Years coreg cia ed of Ovomas mary engages (aso compartve dao eave "eae yea) hele o estat he Inj tends repaing Wh quar and quate ies of te Oto riuace iy” ‘Mow ofthe scott proto midsevententh cer yb oa in he ‘mee Depart (Malye cllstos for whish no dale atloges hve ‘en publad Te aout were copied int repr several hud ages 8 Teeth enna wie ninge ofa conde. The penriensneary ‘aulagucs cont tely fe ln abot hese lnphy reper As cose Sec, escrchers mist examine cach eg from cover lo cove In Fe Hoeven few age of lot acco the Empire alpeter ad panpow {er wrk orcanon foundries sod mine The stan mre favre fo ‘he ec al of te seventh etry on beease he scouts be mas ee eee » RES creme teriegeutomnemanginun ot gee luseatve purposes the majonty oF the detailed Rigees se preci we ‘myoraet pup nok nd at ofthe Inger Canon Foun survived sinong the ois of he Sapreme Franc Spin Oc Mshcee Enel or Basmals Kaeo which war reaps contig fc ‘rene cums Mow ofoursoures were wienin sha speci frm of Otome te seit Rese fr faci end eng. qa cp tine fare ‘ste osm fara dos onthe Abit Araconeonc eps nd imeretaions of Osorio wos might fen te open to con The ites of he sag prereset eager ot ee ol ‘sion of Otomo ists ne slewing ren oc es ‘nag, foes in tas ined eth in Tukey a cewhre Hower ‘hy historian can maser eceary sil wi sone pate ald be ‘ble wad mow ofthe economies sqrt eee The Stston more compcne won oe Gas with spcl roy ober ‘epsted pcs. When student of noma franca corn ry on fly yom pbs ta rp sol emg ace ke teh Avene prs te Emp Hungary he Balan As Mio eset ‘ellen an impresive aly of scdary teste ncn popaphicl Ihndtncs pc tons nd has os) races dein ih {hr Oxon sent Indy ae eh ata Wht ie

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