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Macdonald's despatch also listed Tibetan weaponry seized on the battlefield: 'Two gingalls [long-barrelled light cannons] and a large number of matchlocks and swords, together with a few breechloaders, two of which were of Russian make.' The issue of Russian rifles was a crucial one, for if significant numbers had been found at Chumik Shenko it would have gone a long way towards justifying Lord Curzon's intervention.