The Cape Gunsmith / Die Kaapse Geweersmid by W. Otto

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Gunsmith Johann Joachim Grecke in Russia. New Biographical Data by Yuri G. Efimov, Eugeny A. Rodionov

“…Johann Adolf Grecke [son of Johann Joachim Grecke, a famous Stockholm gunsmith of German origin] was a particularly notable gunsmith among so-called “Russian foreigners” in Saint Petersburg. …”
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Pistolsmithing/ by 210052 Nonte, George C.

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Bartelt Kinneman, Philip Timofeev, Kaspar Kalthof II. Career of Foreign Gunsmiths in Russia in the 17th Century by Sergey P. Orlenko

“…In 1672, master Philip Timofeev, who later took a high position among the court gunsmiths, was transferred from the office of the Artillery Prikaz to the Armoury Chamber. …”
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ARTILLERY WEAPONS AND NUMBER OF GUN SERVANTS IN FORTRESSES OF THE EASTERN SECTION OF THE BELGOROD DEFANSE LINE AS REGISTERED IN 1678 by A. Yu. Roshchupkin

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The Conference in the Moscow Kremlin State Museums “Historical Weapons in Museums and Private Collections” by Sergey P. Orlenko

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The Barrel Department and the Kremlin Armoury. Military Arms Manufacture at the Moscow Velvet Yard in 1700–1707 by Aleksandr N. Chubinsky

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Атрибуция резного ларца из коллекции Вятского художественного музея имени В.М. и А.М. Васнецовых by Холопова, Вера Анатольевна

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The Armory Chamber and Armed Forces of Russia in the Second Half of 17th - Early 18th Century by Orlenko Sergey P.

“…The author also observed the changes in the activities of the institution in the last quarter of the century – when craftspeople of the court Armory workshop participated in the manufacturing of some special types of combat arms and service as a military gunsmith directly in troops and provincial armories.…”
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Apprentices and Organization of Apprenticeship in the Armory Chamber of the 17th Century by Sergey P. Orlenko

“…The article is devoted to the study of the organization of the training of craft personnel in the court gunsmith of the Russian tsars in the 17th century. …”
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Literary Prototypes of Linguistic and Cultural Types of Natives of Tula by G. V. Tokarev

“…The inhabitant of the city in the cultural consciousness is represented by the image of a skilled craftsman, gunsmith, blacksmith.…”
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3D Computer-Aided Design Reconstructions and 3D Multi-Material Polymer Replica Printings of the First “Iron Hand” of Franconian Knight Gottfried (Götz) von Berlichingen (1480–1562)... by Andreas Otte

“…Early on, Götz commissioned a gunsmith to build the first “Iron Hand,” in which the artificial thumb and two finger blocks could be moved in their basic joints by a spring mechanism and released by a push button. …”
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Innovaciones técnicas, estilísticas y temáticas en la cerámica de los Zuloaga by Rubio Celada, A.

“…Their father, Eusebio, arquebusier of Queen Isabel II and Chief of the Royal Gunsmith’s House, sent them to study to the school of ceramics in Sévres, France. …”
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Experience of Self-government Bodies at the Tula Arms Plant in the Second Half of the 18th – First Half of the 19th Centuries by Aleksandra Yu. Gladina

“…There has been an increase in the number of studies on the elective services of Tula gunsmiths since the 1990s and this article takes the next step in the detailed research of the subject. …”
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The exchange of experts between Kotor and Dubrovnik in the course of the 14th and 15th century by Maliković Dragi R.

“…During the specified period, a number of workers, predominantly qualified ones, including doctors, pharmacists, but also many craftsmen such as jewellers, gunsmiths, stonecutters, left more developed Dubrovnik for Kotor. …”
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Historical re-enactments and formation of event tourist product of the country by Ivan Posokhov

“…In the field of historical re-enactments, a whole industry was formed; professional historians, ethnographers, tailors, gunsmiths and representatives of many other specialties are involved in their organization. …”
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The Court and the Monastery Complexes as Centers of Craft Production in Medieval Serbia by Aleksandra Fostikov

“…They were appropriately employing blacksmiths, weavers, gunsmiths, goldsmiths, jewelers, potters, craftsmen who worked on the production and decoration of clothes and shoes, and probably persons practicing the fine crafts, such as engraving. …”
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‘Kalmyk Shapka Bolshaya’: An Oirat Helmet from the Moscow Kremlin Museums Collection by Leonid A. Bobrov, Sergei P. Orlenko

“…The construction and design features (including Buddhist symbols on the crown), as well as the insight into official documents of the Kremlin Armory make it possible to suggest that the ‘Big Kalmyk Cap’ was forged by Oirat or Southern Siberian gunsmiths for a wealthy Oirat Buddhist warrior in the 1610s – early 1680s (the earlier date is included as one to mark the beginning of the wide spread of Buddhism among Oirats). …”
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