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Burmese Dragon Gun
Taken by British forces in 1885 from King Thebaw’s Palace in [[Mandalay]].
== Guns at the Royal Hospital ==
There is a remarkable similarity between this gun and the one photographed above.
== Taku Fort Gun==
The [[Taku Forts]] were defences near [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tianjin#History Tianjin in northeastern China.
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An ‘Armstrong’ rifled muzzle loader. It was possibly placed in the old fort during the 3rd China War|Boxer Rebellion 1896-1901. Calibre estimated at 7-10 in. British guns of this type were not manufactured until the late 1870s.
The photograph was taken in 1928 by Terence Shields Marshall (b Calcutta 1904) in one of General Gordon’s Taku forts built at the time of the [[Taiping Rebellion]] 1850-64.
== The Zamzamah (Kim'sGun) Lahore==
The [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zamzama Zamzama] is currently in front of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lahore_Museum Lahore Museum], Pakistan.
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This gun at 14ft 4.5 in bore 9.5in cast at Lahore in 1757 and used by Ahmed Shah at Panipat in 1761.
[[Category:Ordnance]]
