Jingal

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A jingal [´dʒingɔ:l], or gingall, (Hindi janjal) is a type of gun, usually a light piece mounted on a swivel; it sometimes takes the form of a heavy musket fired from a rest.

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see kiplings, Grave of 100 head, to see reference to a jingal

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