SP Medieval Musket Era 1578: The Battle of Alcácer Quibir

[Sayd Ûthman]

Thank's but after some quick googling, it looks like they are flintlock weapons, so to say early 17 th century and too late for the mod period, i guess i will reproduce those gun's ornaments and shape on matchlocks rifles of the late 16th

 

[matmohair1]

found a bigger version

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& how about this shield 

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[Sayd Ûthman]

Is that an aderga ? iwas planning to add it anyway

 

[matmohair1]

faction symbols
I'm sorry the information is from Wikipedia but that's the only source one could find 

Portuguese banner during the time of King Sebastian (157

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banner of the Saadi dynasty of Morocco

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I'm not sure about the banner of the Songhai Empire,
this the Imperial banner carried with Mansa Musa during the hajj of 1325

Royal flag of the Ottoman Empire, 1453-1793 - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ottoman_flag

flag of an Ottoman admiral

Ottoman battle standards

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how about giving banners to merchant ships & caravans

Merchant flags 1453-1793

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Muslim Merchant

Jewish Merchant

Albanian Merchant

Greek Orthodox Christian Merchant

 

[matmohair1]

16th century general arms & armor

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[matmohair1]

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[Al_Mansur]

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When I found this helm on internet, it was said to belongs to Boabdil, the last king of Granada. But when I saw it IRL in Madrid, nothing about its belonging to Boabdil was written. It is weird. Do you have sources speaking about it Matmohair ?

 

[matmohair1]

here it is

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the moors in Spain adopted European great helms helmets since the thirteenth century
then sallets and breastplates by the 15th , some were also imported from Italy & elsewhere

more here - http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?p=9999326#post9999326

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more examples from the Royal Armory of Madrid

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this one is strange

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simple sallet helmets remained popular in north Africa up until the 16th century

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- http://www.hermitagemuseum.org/html_En/12/2004/hm12_2_11_1.html

  - http://www.myarmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=2781

- http://www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/1983.413

- http://www.metmuseum.org/Collections/search-the-collections/40003134

 

[Sayd Ûthman]

Some new clothing for the moors/berbers/moroccans , the white thing on the top isn't mail but cloth Thank's to kuauik for the model, and this made me think i should add some credit to the first page

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[Al_Mansur]

They look really good. Otherwise, why do you say "moors/berbers/moroccans" ? The name Moor is sufficient, it designates all Western Muslims, whatever their race.

 

[matmohair1]

- http://www.valencia1808.com/v_06_actividades_160.htm

- http://www.valencia1808.com/v_09_v_123_Cortes.htm

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[Sayd Ûthman]

Hmmm, i don't know.. moroccans are kinda different from berbers although they are all moors(mix of arabs and berbers)

 

[Al_Mansur]

But moroccans are a nation, whereas Berbers are an ethnic group which is present from Morocco to Egypt.
Otherwise, from what I have read, in terms of race the most numerous group in Morocco is Berbers, then mixed Arab-Berbers and then Arabs. There is also a considerable Black African ancestry due to slavery and also Iberian blood because of Andalusi diaspora.

 

[matmohair1]

more random finds

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[matmohair1]

Timbuktu & West Africa

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[matmohair1]

 

[laith]

Sayd Ûthman do you speak arabic ?

 

[Bayard-X]

I like this project.


It should receive a little more attention.

 

[Zimke Zlovoljni]

Mhm, I agree.

 

[matmohair1]

Ferdinand Magellan in a battle with natives in the Philippines
notice the Tizona sword he is holding

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