Arms and armour
Swords, shields, helmets, quoit turbans and daggers of the Punjab.
ਗੁਰੂ ਅਤੇ ਮੁਗ਼ਲ
1469 – 1708 · 3ਮਿਸਲਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਅਫ਼ਗ਼ਾਨ
1708 – 1799 · 4
Dagger and sheathearly 18th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath18th century to 19th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath18th century to 19th century · ਪਿਸ਼ਾਵਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword18th century or 19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗ਲਾਹੌਰ ਰਾਜ
1799 – 1849 · 10
General Hari Singh Nalwa seated in full armor adopting a militant stanceBritish Museum, London · photo Sir John Mcqueen Uploaded by Profitoftruth85 at en.wikipedia (Wikimedia Commons) ↗
Sword and sheathearly 19th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Shieldearly 19th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Helmetearly 19th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armourearly 19th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armourearly 19th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armourearly 19th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Shield1800-1840 · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Firearm accessoryfirst half 19th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Indian helmet with butted mail neckguard, 1820-1840Asian Art Museum, San Francisco · photo Marshall Astor (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗ਬਸਤੀਵਾਦੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ
1849 – 1947 · 12
Helmetca. 1850 · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Shieldca. 1850 · ਪਟਿਆਲਾ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Quoit turbanmid 19th century · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Quoit turbanmid 19th century · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Spearਲਗਭਗ1850 · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger Handle, 19th CenturyMuseum of Kangra Art, Dharamshala · photo Brahmavadini (Wikimedia Commons) · CC BY-SA ↗
Bowca. 1855 · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Pair of pistolsca. 1855 · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Shieldca. 1867 · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheathbefore 1873 · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword hiltca. 1883 · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Shieldlate 19th century · ਸਿਆਲਕੋਟ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗ਹਰ ਯੁੱਗ ਵਿੱਚ
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Shieldਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armourਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · Punjab (India)© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armourਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword hiltਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਸਿਆਲਕੋਟ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheathਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Dagger and sheathਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਪਟਿਆਲਾ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armourਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਪਟਿਆਲਾ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sudhanva continues to fight after he has been beheaded by his own sword Series Title:…Wikimedia Commons · Qasim ↗
Armour and weapons in the Museum of Islamic Art, DohaWikimedia Commons · Francesco Bini · CC BY-SA ↗
Two Sikh men dueling with wooden swords.Wellcome Collection (via Europeana) · CC BY ↗
A Sikh Maharaja or nobleman holding a blue swordWellcome Collection (via Europeana) · CC BY ↗
Swords, miniaturePakistan Pakistan Пакистан Paquistão Пакистан Pakistanas Pakistan Pakistāna PakiMuseum of Ethnography (via Europeana) ↗
Steel shield, blued and gilt, overlayed with gold koftgari and padded with mishruWikimedia Commons · Catlemur · CC BY-SA ↗
Body armourਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Punch daggerਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Full dress service jacket and sword belt, 35th Sikh RegimentWikimedia Commons · CC BY ↗
Ringkniv, kastvapen, ring, chakramIndien India Индия Intia Índia Индия Indija Indija Indija Inde India India IndijMuseum of Ethnography (via Europeana) ↗
Kastvapen, kastring, ring, chakramIndien India Индия Intia Índia Индия Indija Indija Indija Inde India India IndijMuseum of Ethnography (via Europeana) ↗
ChakramFinnish Heritage Agency (via Europeana) · CC BY ↗
ChakramFinnish Heritage Agency (via Europeana) · CC BY ↗
Dharma chakramWikimedia Commons · Bhaskaranaidu · CC BY-SA ↗
Vishnu ChakramWikimedia Commons ↗
Body armourਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armourਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Body armourਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Mail coatਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Combination weaponਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheathਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheathਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Battle axeਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Mail trousersਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Daggerਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Firearm18ਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Knifeਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Sword and sheath18ਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗
Pair of armguardsਉਨ੍ਹੀਵੀਂ ਸਦੀ · ਲਾਹੌਰ© Victoria and Albert Museum, London ↗Search the museums' full collections
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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.
Illuminated Guru Granth Sahib folio of a Nishan (flag)Wikimedia Commons ↗
Sword of Dara Shokuh
Shield