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Traditional technique of making flint gun
  • Manage No PI00002284
    Country Mongolia
    ICH Domain Traditional craft skills
Description The flint gun, a true witness of the skill and expertise of Mongol craftsmen, wittedness and sharpness of Mongol hunters, is a primary form of the practice of firearms used through XVI-XIX centuries. Parts comprising the flint gun include flint, breechblock, main barrel, ramrod and the accessories include gunpowder, bullets, and the wooden bucket to contain the accessories. The mechanism of the flint gun is based on shooting with bullet through ignition of gunpowder caused by the spark emitted from the flint.
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National Center for Cultural Heritage under the Ministry of Culture of Mongolia
http://www.ncch.gov.mn

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