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Arms and armour · 71

Colonial Punjab

1849 – 1947

ShieldShield19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Body armourBody armour19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Body armourBody armour19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword hiltSword hilt19th century · Sialkot© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗HelmetHelmetca. 1850 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword and sheathSword and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗ShieldShieldca. 1850 · Patiala© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Dagger and sheathDagger and sheath19th century · Patiala© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Body armourBody armour19th century · Patiala© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Quoit turbanQuoit turbanmid 19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Body armourBody armour19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Quoit turbanQuoit turbanmid 19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Punch daggerPunch dagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Body armourBody armour19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Body armourBody armour19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Body armourBody armour19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Mail coatMail coat19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Combination weaponCombination weapon19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword and sheathSword and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword and sheathSword and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Battle axeBattle axe19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Mail trousersMail trousers19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗DaggerDagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗KnifeKnife19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗SpearSpearc.1850 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Pair of armguardsPair of armguards19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Pair of shin guardsPair of shin guards19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Quiver and arrowsQuiver and arrows19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Firearm accessoryFirearm accessory19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗ClubClub19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗ClubClub19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Mail hoodMail hood19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Pellet bowPellet bow19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Pair of armguardsPair of armguards19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗SpearSpear19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗DaggerDagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Set of arrowsSet of arrows19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Pellet bowPellet bow19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword and sheathSword and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Firearm accessoriesFirearm accessories19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗KnifeKnife19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗MaceMace19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword fittingsSword fittings19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗DaggerDagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword and sheathSword and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Knife and sheathKnife and sheath19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗DaggerDagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗SwordstickSwordstick19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗FirearmFirearm19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗SpearSpear19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗QuiverQuiver19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗FirearmFirearm19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗FirearmFirearm19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗FirearmFirearm19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Percussion lock gunPercussion lock gun19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗DaggerDagger19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Quiver and arrowsQuiver and arrows19th century · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗DaggerDagger19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗DaggerDagger19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Gauntlet swordGauntlet sword19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword, sheath and beltSword, sheath and belt19th century · Peshawar© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword and sheathSword and sheath19th century · Peshawar© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword and sheathSword and sheath19th century · Peshawar© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗SwordSword19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Dagger Handle, 19th CenturyDagger Handle, 19th CenturyMuseum of Kangra Art, Dharamshala · photo Brahmavadini (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗BowBowca. 1855 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Pair of pistolsPair of pistolsca. 1855 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗ShieldShieldca. 1867 · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword and sheathSword and sheathbefore 1873 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Sword hiltSword hiltca. 1883 · Lahore© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗ShieldShieldlate 19th century · Sialkot© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗

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