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Offline rivercat

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Indian patterned carriage and limber for a 6pdr heavy
« on: May 15, 2013, 03:17:35 AM »
Hi All,
Spotted this lovely 6pdr heavy on an indian made carriage and limber.
I was just very impressed with the workmanship that has gone into this, see what you guys think.
 

 
Carriage is of mahogany with brass inlays and fittings etc.
 

 

 

 
Just wondering how many more of these are about, would not mind one of these even if it did not fire.
 
 
 
 

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Re: Indian patterned carriage and limber for a 6pdr heavy
« Reply #1 on: May 15, 2013, 04:52:42 AM »
Looks right out of  Zulu's play book!

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Re: Indian patterned carriage and limber for a 6pdr heavy
« Reply #2 on: May 15, 2013, 05:06:23 AM »
Looks right out of  Zulu's play book!

 
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Re: Indian patterned carriage and limber for a 6pdr heavy
« Reply #3 on: May 15, 2013, 06:53:50 AM »
So much work went into this. Must have been built as a special gift to someone or to stand at a very special place.

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Re: Indian patterned carriage and limber for a 6pdr heavy
« Reply #4 on: May 15, 2013, 11:46:21 AM »
Agreed.  Much too fancy for a combat piece.  A presentation piece to some potentate.
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Re: Indian patterned carriage and limber for a 6pdr heavy
« Reply #5 on: May 15, 2013, 12:12:26 PM »
Did I not see not of these out there for sale a while back with a asking price of $500,000?

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Re: Indian patterned carriage and limber for a 6pdr heavy
« Reply #6 on: May 24, 2013, 06:09:30 AM »
I think this may be a sister gun to this gun.
http://wiki.fibis.org/index.php?title=Historic_Guns_of_British_India
 

 

 
Bronze 9 pounder. D Presgrave, Cossipore (East India Company) 1838/39
Produced by the East India Company’s gun foundry at Cossipore near Calcutta. This cannon was one of a set intended for presentation to Maharaja Ranjit Singh by George Eden, Lord Auckland, and Governor General, on the conclusion of treaty negotiations in 1838. The guns were presented with 200 rounds of shot and shell intended for a planned Anglo-Sikh invasion of Afghanistan.
  The salute was fired by the howitzers that G. has had made to present to Ranjeet. They are very handsome, ornamented more than our soldiers think becoming, but just what Ranjeet would like; there is the bright star of the Punjab, with Ranjeet’s profile on the gun and Captain E. Says that thousand of Sikhs have been to look at these guns, and all of them salaam to Ranjeet’s picture as if it were himself.   Emily Eden (Lord Auckland’s sister who accompanied him on his state visit to the Panjab) ‘Up the Country’; Letters from India Ch XXV, p 189  The guns were captured 7 years later in action at the Battle of Ferozeshah, not far from Ferozepore where the guns were first presented.

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Re: Indian patterned carriage and limber for a 6pdr heavy
« Reply #7 on: May 25, 2013, 01:53:32 AM »
There's another pair in the Maidstone Museum in Kent, one of which is on loan to Dover. Neil Carleton of the V&A did some research into them, some of which is published here: http://sikhspectrum.com/2005/11/lions-teeth-the-artillery-of-maharaja-ranjit-singh/

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Re: Indian patterned carriage and limber for a 6pdr heavy
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2013, 07:57:12 AM »
Rivercat,
I've been captivated by the creative artistry and level of craftsmanship seen on these pieces since first laying eyes on one; so thanks for posting your current photos.

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Re: Indian patterned carriage and limber for a 6pdr heavy
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2013, 10:21:01 PM »
Rivercat,
I've been captivated by the creative artistry and level of craftsmanship seen on these pieces since first laying eyes on one; so thanks for posting your current photos.

http://www.gboreloaded.com/forums/index.php/topic,202358.msg1099051441.html#msg1099051441
Your welcome! I am hoping to find the time to go back down there soon if so will take some better pictures.