| Identification | |
| Name of the Museum /Institution
संग्रहालय/संस्था का नाम |
Archaeological Survey of India, Aurangabad Circle |
| Reference Number / संदर्भ संख्या | OT-AGC-MH-145698 |
| Title/ Name of Object वस्तु का शीर्षक/नाम |
Cannon |
| Type of Object / वस्तु की किस्म | Weapon - हथियार |
| Dynasty /वंश | Mughal - मुग़ल |
| Period / तारीख/युग | C. 17th - 18th Cent. CE |
| Style / शैली | |
| Provenance / उद्गम/क्षेत्र | Daulatabad Aurangabad |
| Material / सामग्री | Iron - लौह |
| Sub Material / उप.सामग्री | |
| Location at the Museum / संग्रहालय में कहा पर अवस्थित है। | Store-2 near entry gate Daulatabad Fort Aurangabad. |
| State/UT राज्य/संघ राज्य क्षेत्र |
Maharashtra |
| Measurement/Weight माप/वजन |
|
| Length(cm) / लंबाई | 88 |
| Width(cm) / चौड़ाई | . |
| Height(cm) / ऊंचाई | |
| Weight(gm) / भार | . |
| Diameter(cm) /व्यास | |
| Thickness(cm)/मोटाई | |
| Depth(cm) /गहराई | |
| Description / विवरण | |
| Description / विवरण | This is a small hand gun known as matchlock cast in iron. This gun held a burning slow match in a clamp at the end of a small curved lever known as the serpentine. Upon the pulling of a lever protruding from the bottom of the gun and connected to the serpentine, the clamp dropped down, lowering the smouldering match into the flash pan and igniting the priming powder. The barrel is attached with wooden butt using iron straps by using iron nails. The gun with cylindrical body tapering from breech to mouth is provided with thick rim. The trunnion is provided in form of two bars forming ring around barrel and joining each in form of short extensions on the either side engaged with a fork swivel for moving it in a vertical or horizontal plain. The gun bears two inscriptions. The vent hole is provided on the right side of the breech along with flash pan. For aiming, gun is provided with fore site point in form of a groove on muzzle rim and back site U on the breech now seen in form of an empty socket. |
| Identification Marks / पहचान चिन्ह | |
| Identification Mark Images / पहचान चिन्ह का छायाचित्र | |
| Condition / वस्तु की अवस्था | |
| Condition Description / स्थिति का विवरण | Fair |
| Source | |
| From where acquired / अधिग्रहण का स्थान | |
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