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MEDIEVAL RUSSIAN ARMOR

 
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Karabin - At the end of the 16th Century and beginning of 17th the Muscovites began using karabini and pistoli or pistoleti. These were followed in the 17th century with the introduction of mushkyeti and fitil'ni ruchnitsi. The mushkyeti were longer in barrel, and heavier that futil'ni. And they were used with a rest to hold up the heavy barrel. See the illustrations of streltzi for use of the berdish as this rest.

 
     

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