scabbard, knife, Jamdhar Katari, scabbard
Accession Number
NAM.1963-01-58-1
Description
Scabbard for jamdhar katari knife, nd. Made of iron and covered with wood. Triangular in section, with button terminal bound with brass wire. Brass mouth circlet and small strap at back for suspension. Accession book states it was bought by Lt Col Henry Charles Warre, from a ‘kafir’ on the road, during the Chitral Expedition against ‘Omrah (or Umr?) Khan’, 30 Jan 1895. Associated with india, North West Frontier, Chitral Expedition, 1895.
Campaigns
India, North West Frontier, Chitral Expedition (1895)
People