>>5615839>FlintlockYou are probably right with the matchlocks I think flintlocks might be a bit early for the 16th century, but there are also snaplock and snaphaunce type weapons. They visually look a bit similar to the flintlock but are an older mechanism and apparently less sophisticated design. Also I think just from reading wikipedia that snaphaunce firearms were widespread in the Netherlands, so there is a good chance Siam (Ayutthaya?) encountered them in trade with the Dutch East India company, but probably from late 1500s - early 1600 onwards
>>5615863wow, that makes a lot more sense - Flint makes for a pretty good protagonist name! And thank you very much for that Sompot Chong Kben knee breeches costume wiki link, always very fascinating to read about these things!
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ok, I found another wiki source with less convincing pictures lol, but this time with weapons yay because we just want to see exotic fantasy warriors and swords. Frustratingly this one is Spanish c.1590 though, it is not as flattering or detailed as the Chinese one; some historians think these Spanish illustrations may have been copied or redrawn from an older source
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxer_CodexIt does however cover a huge region from Philippines, China, Japan, Vietnam, Siam, Khmer / Kampuchea, etc.
Thinking back to those Dark Sun halfling cannibal pygmies I quite like the Taiwanese aboriginal couple his cannibal wife cradling a skull yay
