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TORADAR

Toradar

Indian rifle

A toradar (Hindi: तोरादार, Persian: تورادار, Punjabi: ਤੋਰਾਦਾਰ) is a South Asian matchlock primarily found in the Mughal Empire, dating from the 16th century

Toradar

History of the firearm

Mughal Officer in 1585, holding a Toradar.

History of the firearm

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Gunpowder empires

Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal Empires from the 16th to 18th centuries

Mughal Toradar

Gunpowder empires

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List of premodern combat weapons

arrow (Korean) Tanegashima arquebus (Japanese) Tarasnice cannon (European) Toradar, torador arquebus (Indian) Tu Huo Qiang hand cannon (Chinese) Veuglaire

List of premodern combat weapons

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Flintlock

Firearm with flint-striking ignition

17th[citation needed]. In the Indian subcontinent, the natively-manufactured toradar matchlock was the most common firearm type until about 1830. The Sinhalese

Flintlock

Ottoman matchlock musket

Early Ottoman firearm

Indian toradar, a musket and a pistol, 19th century. Indian matchlock pistol. Indian toradar, late 18th or early 19th century. Lock of the toradar. Matchlock

Ottoman matchlock musket

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Sikh Khalsa Army

Military unit

tucked in their Kamar-Kasa with two Kirpans, a Khanda, a Jamdhardh and a Toradar Matchlock. They held a Nagni Barcha on their back in a holder. Most of

Sikh Khalsa Army

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Army of the Mughal Empire

Armed forces of the Mughal Empire

indigenous matchlocks were called Toradar. They were found mostly in Mughal-influenced Northern and Central India. One type of Toradar is slim, from 3–6 feet (91–183 cm)

Army of the Mughal Empire

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Mughal weapons

Weaponry of the Mughal Empire

introduced many improvements in the manufacture of the matchlock, like the toradar. The relatively small bore and thick barrel often made of wootz steel allowed

Mughal weapons

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Nihang

Sikh warrior sect

inflicting cuts and stab wounds. The firearms carried by Nihangs are either a toradar (matchlock) or a musket. In modern times nihangs also carry revolvers,

Nihang