knife, shasqua, knife
Accession Number
NAM.1967-07-1-7
Description
Shasqua knife, nd. With scabbard. Belonged to Lt Col George Allen Preston, Kars, 1919. Slightly curved, single edged blade. Heavier than usual for a shasqua blade. Possibly originally from a cavalry sword. Silver carved hilt with repousse. Punched and inlaid with darker metal. Associated with 40th Pathans and 6th Gurkha Rifles, World War One, Eastern Front (1914-1918).
Campaigns
World War One, Eastern Front (1914-1918)
Associated collection
