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Toradar

Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The simple and robust nature of the matchlock mechanism led to its continued use in most parts of India and surrounding regions throughout the 19th century and into the early 20th century.

Object details

Categories
Object type
Parts
This object consists of 2 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Firearm
  • Toradar
  • Firearm Accessory
Brief description
matchlock, toradar, with match; Arms, steel wood brass cord, Kodagu. Egerton 139

fuse on winder; Arms, matchcord wicker. Egerton 139
Credit line
Transferred from the India Museum in 1879
Production
Transferred from the India Museum to South Kensington Museum in 1879
Summary
The simple and robust nature of the matchlock mechanism led to its continued use in most parts of India and surrounding regions throughout the 19th century and into the early 20th century.
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.83
  • Lord Egerton of Tatton, Indian and Oriental Armour, London, 1896, p. 83, Cat. No. 139
Other number
139 - Egerton Catalogue Number
Collection
Accession number
2628(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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