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An Indian Mail And Plate Shirt
Deccani, 17th Century Or Earlier

Antique Arms and Armour
27 November 2013, 13:00 GMT
London, Knightsbridge

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An Indian Mail And Plate Shirt
Deccani, 17th Century Or Earlier

Of alternate rows of riveted and solid iron rings of varying degrees of thickness, comprising a long-sleeved thigh-length shirt open up the front and with three rows of rectangular laminated plates at the back, the central ones each with cusped lower edge, and at the front four rectangular plates flanked by narrower plates under the armpits, each of the larger plates carrying two transverse riveted bars with pointed floret-shaped finials (one an old replacement) and carrying loops for fastening laces, the top plate on the right with an inscription in Devangari script on the inside (some surface rust and patination)
97 cm. long

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One of a large group of similar shirts, of varying degrees of quality, that were captured by Anup Singh, Maharajah of Bikaner, in Rajasthan when, as General in the army of the Emperor Aurangze, he defeated the last defender of the Adil-Shah dynasty at Bijapur at the Siege of the Adoni Fortress in 1689

For a similar example see Howard Ricketts and Philippe Missillier, Splendour Des Armes Orientales, d'Acte-Expo, Paris, 4 May-3 July 1988, p. 85, no. 414 (illustrated)

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A Cased Pair Of Scottish 50-Bore Percussion Duelling Or Target Pistols By Alex.r Martin, Glasgow, Mid-19th Century
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A Pair Of Highland All-Metal Percussion Belt Pistols Signed Paton & Walsh Perth, Mid 19th century
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A COLLECTION OF ANTIQUE AND REPRODUCTION POWDER FLASKS AND RELATED SPORTING ITEMS.
THREE VICTORIAN ARMS AND ARMOUR DECORATIVE ITEMS.