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Firearm

This is an animal-borne swivel gun that can be mounted on top of an elephant. It is a muzzle-loading gun with a thick iron barrel that is attached to the fore-end of the wooden gunstock with the help of a thick metal barrel band. The gun has a priming pan on one side.

Kind
artefact
Date
1600–1699 CE