scabbard, sword, scabbard, sword
Accession Number
NAM.1988-02-12-2
Description
Steel scabbard with two bands and loose suspension rings. Belongs to heavy cavalry officer’s sword, pattern 1821, 4th (Royal Irish) Dragoon Guards, 1850. Carried by Lt Col Edward Cooper Hodge who joined the Regiment in 1825 and commanded it in the Charge of the Heavy Brigade, Battle of Balaklava, Crimean War (1854-1856). Made by Thomas Osborn, Birmingham.
Events
Balaklava, Battle of, 1854 (Crimean War