Afghan matchlock ‘torador’ musket, 1878 (c)
torador, matchlock, torador, matchlock
Accession Number
NAM.1966-10-9-1
Description
Afghan matchlock ‘torador’ musket, 1878 (c). Presented to Maj Shaw of the Indian Army, whilst he was commanding a detachment in Waziristan, by the King of all the Waziris, who had used it to snipe at Lord Roberts during the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880). The stock is strongly curved, made of hard dark brown wood and equipped with a folding pronged tripod rest, of wood with iron filaments and is covered with a thick saddle of camel-skin.
Campaigns
2nd Afghan War (1878-1880)
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