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=== Mughal/Sikh Artillery ===
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Image:0013 Brass 4.75.jpg|'''Indian brass gun on its carriage'''
Image:0014 Brass 4.75.jpg|Alternative view
By the mid 1820s ornate cannon of this type were being replaced by similar, more streamlined, types which were both lighter and easier to produce. The closest contemporary British equivalent, a brass 9-pounder introduced in 1719, weighed almost 531lbs less and was a foot shorter.
At some point in its service life, probably in the 1820s, the barrel was remounted by Sikh engineers on a Napoleonic-style split trail carriage and aiming was improved by attaching a strap around the button connected to a capstan elevating screw.
=== Sutlej Guns ===