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A 20 Bore South Indian (Malabar) Matchlock Musket (Torador). Extensively Silver-mounted. 18th century, Probably Coorg.
Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria
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A 20 Bore South Indian (Malabar) Matchlock Musket (Torador). Extensively Silver-mounted. 18th century, Probably Coorg.

18th century
Description

The matchlock musket with swamped octagonal twist sighted barrel.

Inlaid silver lines around the muzzle and along the arched single aperture back-sight, and retained by forty-one plain silver barrels bands, pan with pivoting cover, russet iron side-plates covered in silver around the match-holder and set on each side with five silver roundels, all within beaded borders.

The breech with integral pan with pivot-cover, stand along

back-sight.

The action enclosed by a silver plaque decorated with flowerheads and beadwork borders.

Full stock with a slender rounded butt applied with a dense arrangement of shaped plaques. Foiate bosses with beadwark on the spine, with punched shaped silver panels and roundels. The latter set with silver straps and bordered by beaded silver borders. Foliate engraved shaped silver trigger-plate, foliate engraved silver sleeves around the breech and towards the muzzle, one of the former forming a ramrod-entry, pierced iron trigger, ring for suspension, and original ramrod with silver tip.

Measurements

118.0 cm barrel length

Provenance.

Roy Elvis Catalogue Number H10.

For a related, less elaborate example see Robert Elgood, Firearms Of The Islamic World in the Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait, 1995, pp. 181 and 207-8, no. 124 (illustrated).

Declaration

Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria has dated this Indian Torador Matchlock Musket to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
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SA1101398
Dealers Internal Reference
23O24/07
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Description
The matchlock musket with swamped octagonal twist sighted barrel.

Inlaid silver lines around the muzzle and along the arched single aperture back-sight, and retained by forty-one plain silver barrels bands, pan with pivoting cover, russet iron side-plates covered in silver around the match-holder and set on each side with five silver roundels, all within beaded borders.

fig 1. An 18th-century South Indian Torador matchlock musket featuring intricate silver sheet mounts, barrel bindings, and a dark carved wooden stock.
fig 1. A 20 Bore South Indian (Malabar) Matchlock Musket (Torador). Extensively Silver-mounted. 18th century, Probably Coorg.

The breech with integral pan with pivot-cover, stand along

back-sight.

The action enclosed by a silver plaque decorated with flowerheads and beadwork borders.

Full stock with a slender rounded butt applied with a dense arrangement of shaped plaques. Foiate bosses with beadwark on the spine, with punched shaped silver panels and roundels. The latter set with silver straps and bordered by beaded silver borders. Foliate engraved shaped silver trigger-plate, foliate engraved silver sleeves around the breech and towards the muzzle, one of the former forming a ramrod-entry, pierced iron trigger, ring for suspension, and original ramrod with silver tip.

fig 2. An 18th-century South Indian Torador matchlock musket featuring intricate silver sheet mounts, barrel bindings, and a dark carved wooden stock.
fig 2. A 20 Bore South Indian (Malabar) Matchlock Musket (Torador). Extensively Silver-mounted. 18th century, Probably Coorg.

Measurements

118.0 cm barrel length

Provenance.

Roy Elvis Catalogue Number H10.

“
For a related, less elaborate example see Robert Elgood, Firearms Of The Islamic World in the Tareq Rajab Museum, Kuwait, 1995, pp.
Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria

181 and 207-8, no. 124 (illustrated).

Date of Manufacture

Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria has dated this Indian Torador Matchlock Musket to the 18th Century.

Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1101398
Dealers Internal Ref
23O24/07
Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria
Peter Harris Clocks & Militaria
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We specialise in flintlock pistols, muskets, clocks & watches

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Archive I An 18th-century South Indian Torador matchlock musket featuring intricate silver sheet mounts, barrel bindings, and a dark carved wooden stock.

A 20 Bore South Indian (Malabar) Matchlock Musket (Torador). Extensively Silver-mounted. 18th century, Probably Coorg.

Archive II An 18th-century South Indian Torador matchlock musket featuring intricate silver sheet mounts, barrel bindings, and a dark carved wooden stock. View II
Archive III An 18th-century South Indian Torador matchlock musket featuring intricate silver sheet mounts, barrel bindings, and a dark carved wooden stock. View III
Archive IV An 18th-century South Indian Torador matchlock musket featuring intricate silver sheet mounts, barrel bindings, and a dark carved wooden stock. View IV
Archive V An 18th-century South Indian Torador matchlock musket featuring intricate silver sheet mounts, barrel bindings, and a dark carved wooden stock. View V
Archive VI An 18th-century South Indian Torador matchlock musket featuring intricate silver sheet mounts, barrel bindings, and a dark carved wooden stock. View VI
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An 18th-century South Indian Torador matchlock musket featuring intricate silver sheet mounts, barrel bindings, and a dark carved wooden stock.
A 20 BORE South Indian (Malabar) MATCHLOCK MUSKET (TORADOR). Extensively SILVER-MOUNTED. 18TH CENTURY, PROBABLY COORG.
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A Torador is a traditional matchlock firearm native to India, widely utilised from the 16th to the 19th centuries. Characterised by its long barrel and slender wooden stock, it served as a primary shoulder-fired weapon prior to the widespread adoption of flintlock mechanisms.

These firearms feature long iron or forged steel barrels paired with dense hardwood stocks, often crafted from native Indian timber. Decorative elements frequently include silver wire overlay, brass barrel bands, leather bindings, and bone or ivory accents.

Authentic period examples exhibit hand-forged barrels with visible pattern welding, functional serpentine matchlock mechanisms, and period-appropriate patina. Decorative elements such as silver sheet mounting or wire inlay show hand-chased craft rather than modern machine production.

Antique long arms are traditionally mounted on bespoke acrylic or metal wall brackets above a fireplace mantelpiece, sideboard, or within a wood-panelled study. They serve as sculptural focal points in classic, eclectic, or dark academia interior schemes.

Keep the item in a stable climate-controlled environment to prevent rust on iron components and movement in the wooden stock. Metalwork can be protected with microcrystalline wax, avoiding aggressive polishes that strip historical patina or tarnish silver details.
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