COLLECTING IDEAS

Actual weapons from Assaye would normally only be found in museums. Useful captured muskets would have been purchased at the time and redistributed to allies. EIC and BO muskets of the period, together with their bayonets, can be found though. Rock Island Auctions sold a Windus’s musket for $6,325 in September

2017. IMAS sold similar for $3,995. Gunstar listed an India Pattern musket for £3,750 in late 2020. EIC socket bayonets ranged from £80-£150 dependent on markings and Brown Besses similar. Thomaston Place Auctions sold a matchlock torador for $2,000. Antique Swords listed a Maratha Surai Khandar example for £320 and a Firanghi was $565 with Swords and Antique Weapons or $495 with IMAS. A shield (Dhal) could be purchased for £192 on Etsy and a helmet (Khula Khud) on eBay for $139.