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Historic Guns of British India

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=== Mughal/Sikh Artillery ===
<gallery caption="Indian brass gun on its carriage." widths="450px300px" heights="300px200px" perrow="3">Image:0013 Brass 4.75.jpg|'''Indian brass gun on its carriage'''Image:0014 Brass 4.75.jpg|Alternative viewImage:0014a Sikh drawing.jpg|'''Elevation''' as drawn by Capt. Ralph Smyth, Bengal Artillery, in 1848 after its capture during the [[1st Sikh War]] 1845-6, Bronze 8.33 lb (7 seers), Panjab, prob Lahore, late 18th to early 19th century, Calibre 4.1
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[[Image:0014a Sikh drawing.jpg|thumb|350px|'''Elevation''' as drawn by Capt. Ralph Smyth, Bengal Artillery, in 1848 after its capture during the [[1st Sikh War]] 1845-6
Bronze 8.33 lb (7 seers)
Panjab, prob Lahore, late 18th to early 19th century
Calibre 4.1
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Calibre 4.75in; length of bore 7ft 7.5 in; total length 8ft 8in.
=== Sikh bronze 7-pounder ===
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Image:0033 7-pdr.jpg|Sikh bronze gun on carriage.
Image:0034 7-pdr.jpg|Second view.
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[[Image:0033 0034a 7-pdr.jpg|400px|]] [[Image:0034 7-pdr.jpg|400px|]] [[Image:0034a 7-pdr.jpg|600px|]] 
'''Bronze gun, 7-pounder and carriage.'''

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