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Flintlock Rifle

19th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Unknown
Place of origin
Sindh (made)

Flintlock rifle (banduq jauhardar) with a damascus steel barrel decorated at the breech and muzzle with gold kuftkari and held in place with three gold capucines. The muzzle is in the form of a tiger's head set with rubies and emeralds. The ebony stock has a broad Afghan fish-tail and is inlaid with medallions and gold plaques enamelled in low relief with floral decoration.

Object details

Categories
Arms & Armour
India Museum
Object type
Flintlock rifle
Materials and techniques
Crucible forged steel, chiselled and decorated with gold kuftkari with enamelled gold
Brief description
Flintlock rifle with fish tail stock and damascus steel barrel decorated with gold kuftkari and enamelled gold, Bhawalpur, Sind, 19th century.
Physical description
Flintlock rifle (banduq jauhardar) with a damascus steel barrel decorated at the breech and muzzle with gold kuftkari and held in place with three gold capucines. The muzzle is in the form of a tiger's head set with rubies and emeralds. The ebony stock has a broad Afghan fish-tail and is inlaid with medallions and gold plaques enamelled in low relief with floral decoration.
Dimensions
  • Height: 165mm
  • Length: 1490mm
  • Depth: 40mm
Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Production
Presented to the India Museum by H.H. The Nawab of Bhawalpur in 1855. Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879.
Bibliographic references
  • Egerton, Wilbraham, An illustrated handbook of Indian arms; being a classified and descriptive catalogue of the arms exhibited at the India museum: with an introductory sketch of the military history of India, London, 1880 p.139
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 139, Cat. No. 736
Other numbers
  • 736 - Egerton Catalogue Number
  • 8619-'55 - India Museum Slip Book
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
2650(IS)

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Record createdSeptember 11, 2003
Record URL
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