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Description: Left: foot soldier carrying a sprinkling club and in the left hand some undefined object, with fireproofed clothing: to which are attached firework cartridges. Centre: mounted man with fireproofed clothing and helmet and carrying a spear, to all of which are attached firework cartridges; the horse also has a fireproofed covering with firework cartridges attached. Right: foot soldier with naphtha flask and short midfa' with ball; clothed in the same way as the man on the left.
Title: Arabs gunpowder weapons 2
Credit: Original: An Arabic manuscript from St. Petersburg, copied at the end of 15th century, called "Collection Combining the Various Branches of the Art", also known as Rzevuski MS
Author: Shams al-din Muhammad (according to Reinaud and Fave), unknown (according to Romocki)
Usage Terms: Public domain
License: Public domain
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