Firearm Accessories
19th century (made)
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Matchlock and flintlock firearms required many tools and accessories for their proper use and maintenance. The number of these varied widely. In India the practice of carrying these all on a single belt, usually around the waist, persisted well into the 19th century. Typically the equipment carried included two flasks containing different grades of gunpowder, a coarse grade for the main charge and a finer grade to use in the firing pan. As well as pouches for bullets, wadding, spare matchcord etc., sometimes prepared cartridges were carried, as well as an ignition source such as tinder and a flint or firesteel.
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Parts | This object consists of 8 parts.
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Materials and techniques | Leather covered with silk embroidered velvet |
Brief description | Firearm accessories (kamr) comprising powder horn, priming flask, four pouches, and steel, mounted on a belt, Jacobabad, Sind, 19th century. |
Physical description | Set of matchlock accessories comprising powder horn, priming flask, four pouches with a steel strike-a-light and belt. |
Credit line | Transferred from the India Museum in 1879 |
Production | Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879 |
Summary | Matchlock and flintlock firearms required many tools and accessories for their proper use and maintenance. The number of these varied widely. In India the practice of carrying these all on a single belt, usually around the waist, persisted well into the 19th century. Typically the equipment carried included two flasks containing different grades of gunpowder, a coarse grade for the main charge and a finer grade to use in the firing pan. As well as pouches for bullets, wadding, spare matchcord etc., sometimes prepared cartridges were carried, as well as an ignition source such as tinder and a flint or firesteel. |
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Accession number | 2663:1 to 8/(IS) |
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Record created | September 24, 2003 |
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