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This Matchlock gun has a long barrel that is attached to the fore-end of the wooden gunstock with the help of cane barrel bands and metal wires. The ramrod is attached underneath the barrel on the wooden gunstock. The firing mechanism of the gun includes a serpentine, a priming pan, and a trigger.

Kind
artefact
Date
1600–1699 CE