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A Cavalry Officer's Sword Of The 21st Hussars, And A WWI Period Officer's Sword Of The Calcutta ScottishThe First By Henry Wilkindon, London, No. 31115 For 1891
17 May 2017, 13:00 BST
London, Knightsbridge£400 - £500
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The First By Henry Wilkindon, London, No. 31115 For 1891
The First By Henry Wilkindon, London, No. 31115 For 1891
Both of regulation pattern, the first with etched fullered blade (some old wear) including owner's crest and monogram on one side at the forte, steel hilt (surface rust) pierced and engraved with scrollwork, and wire-bound chequered dark horn grips, in its field service scabbard with steel locket and chape; the second with fullered blade (surface rust) retaining traces of etched decoration on both sides at the forte, nickel-plated guard pierced with pairs of scrolls and with applied silver regimental badge, fluted pommel with pierced button, and spirally-grooved wire-bound leather-covered grip (2)
89 cm. and 81.5 cm. blades
89 cm. and 81.5 cm. blades
Footnotes
The Calcutta Scottish was a regiment of volunteers of Scottish descent raised in 1914 as an infantry regiment of the British Indian Army. The regiment was disbanded following India's independence in 1947








