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Cannon - East India Company

    This cannon is with the mark of United East India Company. The inscription on the base ring states that this cannon was made by W.Kinman in 1781 AD. It's length is 126 cms.

 

Cannon - East India Company

 

        Cannon - Dutch

Cannon - Dutch

    This is a Dutch cannon with the monogram of the Dutch East India Company, V.O.C. for "Vereeingde Oost Indische Compagnie" (United East India Company) surmounting the letter 'A' for Amsterdam.

    The inscription "ME.FECITC:EN:ISEEST.AMSTELODAM. 1785", states that the cannon was made at Amsterdam in 1785 AD. It's length is 98.5 cms.

 

Gun of East India Company

   It is a hand-gun, with a knife at the tip, used by East India Company.
Gun of East India Company

Ornamented  Guns

    The Ornamental gun with designs worked on it in gold. Sanskrit inscription is inscribed as 'His Highness Sarfogi Maharaja Chatrapati Salivahana Saka 1745' (1823 A.D.). The gun is double barrelled.


        Ornamented gold guns

Ornamented gold guns

Ornamented  Guns

 

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