Asian matchlocks
1- Matchlock gun of Horio Yoshiharu, late 16th–early 17th century; 2- Indian toradar, 16th century. A toradar is an Indian matchlock dating from the 16th century. It was a preferred firearm in India well until the mid 19th-century because of its simple and cheap design. Compared with the European matchlocks, the stock of a toradar has a more simple shape than the fish-tail shaped butt of the European matchlock. The stock is also too small to be placed against the shoulder, so the Indian toradar were normally held beneath the arm.
