Unknown C1790-1800s **MASSIVE** Indian Toradar Jaipur Matchlock Rampart Musket Muzzleloader Obsolete
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A matchlock Toradar musket of Indian origin. Due to its cheap, simple and effective design at the time, it became a staple in the Mughal Empire's arsenal in South Asia. Starting out as being in use from the 16th century up until the mid-19th century, Toradar muskets also typically beared markings, usually decorative imagery of animal figures that are native to their users' home regions (more often than not, within India and its surrounding territories), which indicates that at least a fair portion of them were used for hunting. Matchlock muskets, including those of Indian origin, were locally known as "tufangs", a Punjabi word meaning "gun", or any tube from which a missile or other projectile can be fired. Matchlock muskets in India were not favoured initially, up until the reign of Akbar I (1542-1605, also known as Akbar the Great, or Abu'l-Fath Jalal-ud-din Muhammad Akbar), which saw an increase in their use. Despite this example of the Toradar showing signs of its age, the wooden furniture appears to be in good condition. The musket's barrel alone is long, spanning a total of 42 inches (3.5 feet) in length. The musket itself is approximately 5 foot 4 inches in length. The numbers "619" have been marked into one side of its wooden stock, possibly an armoury or inventory number. Adjacent to the matchlock mechanism, the barrel has been marked with "JPR/EXR|2|6832". The letters "JPR" likely mean "Jaipur", a city in India, whereas the letters "EXR" may stand for "Export" with the numbers that follow serving as the weapon's serial number.
