Shield19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armour19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armour19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword hilt19th century · Sialkot© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Helmetca. 1850 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Shieldca. 1850 · Patiala© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger and sheath19th century · Patiala© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armour19th century · Patiala© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Quoit turbanmid 19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armour19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Quoit turbanmid 19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Punch dagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armour19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armour19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armour19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Mail coat19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Combination weapon19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Battle axe19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Mail trousers19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Knife19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Spearc.1850 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Pair of armguards19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Pair of shin guards19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Quiver and arrows19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Firearm accessory19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Club19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Club19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Mail hood19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Pellet bow19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Pair of armguards19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Spear19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Set of arrows19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Pellet bow19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Firearm accessories19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Knife19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Mace19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword fittings19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Knife and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Swordstick19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Firearm19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Spear19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Quiver19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Firearm19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Firearm19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Firearm19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Percussion lock gun19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Quiver and arrows19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Gauntlet sword19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword, sheath and belt19th century · Peshawar© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath19th century · Peshawar© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath19th century · Peshawar© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger Handle, 19th CenturyMuseum of Kangra Art, Dharamshala · photo Brahmavadini (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Bowca. 1855 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Pair of pistolsca. 1855 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Shieldca. 1867 · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheathbefore 1873 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword hiltca. 1883 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Shieldlate 19th century · Sialkot© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Search the museums' full collections
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Shown here are the objects whose pictures museums have released openly. Far more are in their collections, and in museums with no open search, such as the Lahore Museum. Searching for "Sikh armour".
Pictures from the collections of Art Institute of Chicago, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, Asian Art Museum, San Francisco, Berlin-Dahlem Botanical Garden and Botanical Museum (via Europeana), Bhuri Singh Museum, Chamba, 65 more, found automatically: public domain or openly licensed, except the V&A's, shown for non-commercial use with the museum's credit. Titles and dates are the museums' own; each card names its museum and any licence. Updated 2026-10-26.