NAM.1955-12-2-1

Set of manacles, 1888 (c); in the form of wrought iron loops; an iron bar passes through the loops and is fixed at one end by a padlock, and the other by a brazed on iron disc; made in Birmingham and purchased by King Thebaw of Burma with a view to using them to shackle the invading British army during the Burma War.

Burma, Guerrilla Warfare (1885-1895)