sword, infantry officer, pattern 1895, sword, infantry
Accession Number
NAM.1984-11-237-1
Description
Pattern 1895, Infantry Officer’s sword, 1914 (c); blade inscribed with users initials, L D W Hearsey, Edward VII cypher, serial number and maker’s name, Henry Wilkinson, London. Associated with Sir John Hearsey, commander of the Bengal Cavalry during the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
Campaigns
Indian Mutiny (1857-1859)
Units
Associated collection
