INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET/TORADAR

Cerjak · 17th May 2012, 05:53 PM

Hi everybody

Here some pics from a toradar I just bought 2 days ago.
is around 187 cms with marks on the stock . ( 8 8.L.N OR M ? 283
Any comment on it will be welcome.

Regards

CERJAK

Cerjak · 17th May 2012, 05:57 PM

more pic

Cerjak · 22nd March 2014, 08:52 PM

one more with curved stock

Cerjak · 22nd March 2014, 09:00 PM

ONE MORE PICS

kahnjar1 · 22nd March 2014, 09:25 PM

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Originally Posted by Cerjak

one more with curved stock

Hi Cerjak,
I may be wrong here but I believe that the matchlock you show with the curved stock is the Yemeni Matchlock which I mention in my post here http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=18302 at #15.
You will note that the curved stock is the same shape as the Omani BUT the "cutback" near the match is more like those on Indian Toradors. The Omani of course has a smooth curve leading to the match.
Stu

kahnjar1 · 22nd March 2014, 09:31 PM

Hi Cerjak,
The numbers and letters on the Torador, could be Armoury marks/numbers.
Stu

Cerjak · 22nd March 2014, 10:58 PM

Hi Khanjar ,
Thank you for your comment. It is always nice to have new threads about gun here ,those threads are not so many and most of the post in this section are about bladed weapons.
I found a similar curve stock and "cutback" in Firearms of the Islamic world P176
About the mark yes you are right many gun I saw from India were with arsenal number.
Also It make me remember one of my old thread about Tibetan mathlock gun.

http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16923
Best

Cerjak

napoleon · 23rd March 2014, 07:43 PM

i think i would agree with comments made by stu,how about just a guess/8th lahore militia?,8th lucknow militia,the number below possibly an arsenal number?does the decoration on the barrel end corespond to any known style from either of these places.

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Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	RE Hi Khanjar , Thank you for your comment. It is always nice to have new threads about gun here ,those threads are not so many and most of the post in this section are about bladed weapons. I found a similar curve stock and "cutback" in Firearms of the Islamic world P176 About the mark yes you are right many gun I saw from India were with arsenal number. Also It make me remember one of my old thread about Tibetan mathlock gun. http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showthread.php?t=16923 Best Cerjak Attached Images

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Cerjak Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: FRANCE Posts: 1,065	INDIAN MATCHLOCK MUSKET/TORADAR Hi everybody Here some pics from a toradar I just bought 2 days ago. is around 187 cms with marks on the stock . ( 8 8.L.N OR M ? 283 Any comment on it will be welcome. Regards CERJAK Attached Images

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kahnjar1 Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Posts: 2,741	Hi Cerjak, The numbers and letters on the Torador, could be Armoury marks/numbers. Stu

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napoleon Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 88	i think i would agree with comments made by stu,how about just a guess/8th lahore militia?,8th lucknow militia,the number below possibly an arsenal number?does the decoration on the barrel end corespond to any known style from either of these places.