A Mameluke Hilted General Officer's Sabre of the State of Gwalior
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A Mameluke Hilted General Officer's Sabre of the State of Gwalior
84.5cm unfullered blade with clipped back point, brightly etched against a matt ground with foliate scrolls, the crowned cypher of Madhavrao II Sindhia and a crossed sword and baton, gilt mounted hilt, the crossguard cast with foliage, the ecusson on one side embossed with a coiled cobra and on the reverse with a crossed sword and baton, two-piece ivory grips, in its steel scabbard with two suspension rings.
Sold for £625 inc. premium

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  • Madhavrao II Sindhia was Maharaja between 1886-1925.

Category: Arms and Armour

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