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This is an Indian muzzle-loading matchlock gun with a cylindrical barrel with damascening in gold at the muzzle of the barrel. The firing mechanism of the gun includes a serpentine, a priming pan, and a trigger. The butt is detached from the barrel and has an attached ivory piece.

Kind
artefact
Date
1700–1799 CE