An Indian matchlock gun, the barrel decorated over its entire length with a punch design, the muzzle and breech chiselled and gold damascened with foliage, the latter involving a lion, gold damascened iron mounts, (wooden full stock damaged and incomplete, ram rod missing), -- 70¾in. long; another, decorated nearly its entire length with a punch design, flared muzzle chiselled with foliage, iron lock-plates with pierced borders, pierced iron trigger, wooden full stock (damaged and incomplete, ram rod missing) -- 59½in. long; and two others similar, (both incomplete and in poor condition) -- both approximately 67in. long, 18th/19th century.

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An Indian matchlock gun, the barrel decorated over its entire length with a punch design, the muzzle and breech chiselled and gold damascened with foliage, the latter involving a lion, gold damascened iron mounts, (wooden full stock damaged and incomplete, ram rod missing), -- 70¾in. long; another, decorated nearly its entire length with a punch design, flared muzzle chiselled with foliage, iron lock-plates with pierced borders, pierced iron trigger, wooden full stock (damaged and incomplete, ram rod missing) -- 59½in. long; and two others similar, (both incomplete and in poor condition) -- both approximately 67in. long, 18th/19th century.
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