Flintlock Gun, second quarter of the 19th century, Sindh, Indian, Sindh (now Pakistan); lock, British, Steel, ebony, gold

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Flintlock Gun, second quarter of the 19th century, Sindh, Indian, Sindh (now Pakistan); lock, British, Steel, ebony, gold, enamel, rubies, emeralds, textile, L. 58 7/8 in. ( cm); L. of barrel 42 3/4 in. ( cm); Cal. .56 in. ( mm); Wt. 9 lb. 11 oz. (4393 g), Firearms-Guns-Flintlock, Guns of this type, with sharply curved flaring butts and mounts in enameled gold of Iranian manufacture, are typical of Sind, now a province of southern Pakistan. The British lock is inscribed 'H. M.,' possibly referring to the well-known London gunmaker Harvey Walklate Mortimer (1753–1817

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