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# Firearm accessories

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.

- **Kind:** artefact
- **Date:** 1795–1804 CE

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Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.1399-1903](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.1399-1903) · Pramāṇa
