An Indian matchlock gun, the iron lock-plates each with pierced border and birds head rear finial, wooden full stock (incomplete), and inlaid with shaped bone panels (mostly missing) --67¾in. long; another, with fluted barrel and plain wooden full stock (forend missing, ram rod missing) -- 70¼in. long; another, decorated overall with a punch design, the muzzle and breech with engraved and gilt decoration, wooden full stock (damaged), and gold damascened iron mounts -- 66¾in. long; another with octagonal barrel decorated at muzzle and breech with silver damascening, iron lock-plates, (forend incomplete), the butt with shaped bone butt-plate -- 88in. long; and another with long slender barrel, pierced iron lock-plates, (full stock incomplete), and pierced trigger -- 78½in long, all 18th/19th century. (5)

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An Indian matchlock gun, the iron lock-plates each with pierced border and birds head rear finial, wooden full stock (incomplete), and inlaid with shaped bone panels (mostly missing) --67¾in. long; another, with fluted barrel and plain wooden full stock (forend missing, ram rod missing) -- 70¼in. long; another, decorated overall with a punch design, the muzzle and breech with engraved and gilt decoration, wooden full stock (damaged), and gold damascened iron mounts -- 66¾in. long; another with octagonal barrel decorated at muzzle and breech with silver damascening, iron lock-plates, (forend incomplete), the butt with shaped bone butt-plate -- 88in. long; and another with long slender barrel, pierced iron lock-plates, (full stock incomplete), and pierced trigger -- 78½in long, all 18th/19th century. (5)

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