[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Physical](https://indike.org/pramana/inp) › [Artefacts](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact) › [Victoria and Albert Museum, London](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam) › Pistol # 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 --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-56-2005](https://indike.org/pramana/inp.artefact.vam.is-56-2005) · Pramāṇa