sword, light cavalry officer, pattern 1821, sword, cavalry
Accession Number
NAM.1993-03-217-1
Description
Pattern 1821, Light Cavalry Officer’s sword, Bengal Cavalry (Skinner’s Horse), 1901 (c); used by Lt Col Claude Bayfield Stokes. Straight blade with flat back and central fuller becoming double edged towards the point. Three bar hilt with fish skin covered grip bound with wire.