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Indian Pattern 1912 Cavalry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated steel bowl guard decorated on the outside with a scroll design incorporating a crown over GRI in a shield and has a gold sword knot attached to the slot near the pommel. The black fishskin grip is bound with german silver wire. The straight blade has a single fuller to each side to within eight inches of the spear point and the back edge is stamped '08. The right ricasso is stamped with a broad arrow over EFD over a proof mark and X. The left ricasso has another proof mark and 8'16. The steel scabbard, marked with broad arrow over EFD and '16 on the bck edge, has two fixed saddle strap rings on each side of the locket.
The Indian Pattern 1912 officer's sword differs a little from the British pattern by having the grip slightly smaller and the pommel decorated with a floral pattern. Also, the blades are usually the trooper 1908 Pattern without any etching or engraving.
Indian Cavalry trooper's sword and scabbard. The hilt is the steel three bar British Pattern of 1821 with a brass wire bound fishskin grip and steel backstrap. The blade is similar to the 1796 light c
British Pattern 1899 cavalry troopers sword and scabbard. The guard is sheet steel with a sword knot slit near the pommel and has a pear shaped reinforcing washer on the outside around the blade. It i
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer Sword. The hilt has a three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the GRI royal cypher, stamped HKN on the inside and a wire bound fishskin grip
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer Sword. The hilt has a three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the GRI Royal cypher and a wire bound fishskin grip. The straight blade is pla
British Pattern 1912 Cavalry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated steel bowl guard decorated on the outside with a scroll design and has a sword knot slot near the pommel. It is
Indian Cavalry trooper's sword. The hilt is the steel three bar British Pattern of 1821 with a brass wire bound fishskin grip and steel backstrap. The blade is similar to the 1796 light cavalry troope
