NAM.1971-08-41-2

Scabbard for hanger knife, nd. Believed to belong to William Chamberlain, Honourable East India Company. Probably Chinese in origin. Scabbard of wood covered with toffee coloured tortoiseshell. Gilt brass mouthpiece with worked ring and chape. Similar hanger in sale at Philbys, January 1974. Possibly European hanger with Chinese influence. The grip form has been likened to those from Java. William Chamberlain is thought to have been at the Battle of Meanee, 1843. His medal was for China, 1842.

Meeanee, Battle of, 1843 (Sind 1843)