Pistol

This flintlock pistol and its pair (IS.55-2005) were made in the royal workshops of Tipu Sultan. The gold Persian inscriptions decorating their steel barrels record that they were made by the leading armourer Sayyid Ma'sum in "Patan", referring to the capital, Srirangapatnam, known to the British as Seringapatam.

Kind

artefact

Date

1796–1797 CE