Editing Janissary (section)

==Equipment==
[[File:Turkish guns 1750-1800.jpg|thumb|230px|Turkish guns with [[miquelet lock]]s, 1750-1800. [[Army Museum (Paris)|Army Museum, Paris]].]]

During the initial period of formation, Janissaries were expert [[Archery|archers]], but they began adopting [[firearms]] as soon as such became available during the 1440s. The [[Siege of Vienna (1529)|siege of Vienna in 1529]] confirmed the reputation of their engineers, e.g. [[sappers]], and [[Mining (military)|miners]]. In melee combat, they used [[axe]]s and [[kilij]]s. Originally in peacetime, they could carry only clubs or [[dagger]]s, unless they served as border troops. Turkish [[Yataghan|yatagan]] swords were the signature weapon of the Janissaries, almost a symbol of the corps.

By the early 16th century, the Janissaries were equipped with and were skilled with [[musket]]s.{{sfn|Nicolle|1995|p=36}} In particular, they used a massive "trench gun", firing an {{convert|80|mm|in|adj=on}} ball, which was "feared by their enemies".{{sfn|Nicolle|1995|p=36}} Janissaries also made extensive use of early [[grenades]] and [[hand cannon]]s, such as the [[abus gun]].<ref name=Uzuncarsili/> [[Pistol]]s were not initially popular, but they became so after the [[Cretan War (1645–1669)]].{{sfn|Nicolle|1995|pp=21–22}}