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Wheellock Gun
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Steel gold wood (red beech) silver brass, French
Rights: Public Domain
Arms and Armor, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Rogers Fund 1904
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A Hunting Prince Steadies and Fires His Matchlock Gun on an Attendant's Shoulder
A Hunting Prince Steadies and Fires His Matchlock Gun on an Attendant's Shoulder
On the right is a kneeling prince, distinguished by his earring and ornate turban. He wears yellow trousers, a long, striped robe (jama), and a waist sash (patka). Tucked and hangi...
Double-Barreled Wheellock Pistol Made for Emperor Charles V (reigned 1519–56)
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Two Rajput Noblemen Tiger Hunting
Two Rajput Noblemen Tiger Hunting
On the left of the page are two Rajput noblemen, distinguished by their earrings. The one on the far left carries a matchlock gun over his right shoulder. He has a nautilus shell-s...
Decorated oxen drawing state gun carriages, Baroda
Decorated oxen drawing state gun carriages, Baroda
Oil painting on paper by Marianne North dated
1879 of decorated oxen drawing state gun carriages at Baroda.
Marianne North visited India in 1877-79 and completed over 200
paintings...
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