Flintlock Blunderbuss, dated Mauludi-era 1225 1796–97

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Flintlock Blunderbuss, dated Mauludi-era 1225 1796–97, Srirangapatna, Karnataka, Indian, Mysore, Srirangapatna, Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper alloy, L. 40 3/8 in. ( cm); L. of barrel 23 3/4 in. ( cm); Cal. ( mm); Wt. 6 lb. (2741 g), Firearms-Guns-Flintlock, This gun comes from the armory of Tipu Sultan, ruler of Mysore, a Muslim state within southern (Hindu) India, from 1782 to 1799. Tipu called himself the “Tiger of Mysore” and employed tiger imagery in every aspect of his court

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