Flintlock Blunderbuss, dated Mauludi-era 1225/A.D. 1796–97, Srirangapatna, Karnataka, Indian, Mysore, Srirangapatna, Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper alloy, L. 40 3/8 in. (102.5 cm); L. of barrel 23 3/4 in. (60.2 cm); Cal. 1.75 (44.0 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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Flintlock Blunderbuss, dated Mauludi-era 1225/.D, 1796–97, Srirangapatna, Karnataka, Indian, Mysore, Steel, wood, silver, gold, copper alloy, L, 40 3/8, 102.5 cm, barrel 23 3/4, 60.2, Cal, 1.75, 44.0 mm, Wt, 6 lb, 2741 g, Firearms-Guns-Flintlock, gun, comes, armory, Tipu Sultan, ruler, Muslim state, within, southern, Hindu, India, 1782, 1799, Tipu, Tiger, employed tiger, imagery, every aspect, court
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