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weapons 27 27th April 2013 05:20 PM
english sword indian war for comment
 
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can you tell me has when served this English sword? indian war
It is marked 2nd w india on its scabbard
it measure 87cm the blade 73cm

Matt Easton 27th April 2013 05:30 PM
Hi,
This is a cavalry bandsman's sword, marked to the 2nd West India regiment (ie. Caribbean, not India).
This type of sword was carried by bandsmen from around 1820 to the late-19th century.
Matt

weapons 27 27th April 2013 05:36 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Matt Easton
Hi,
This is a cavalry bandsman's sword, marked to the 2nd West India regiment (ie. Caribbean, not India).
This type of sword was carried by bandsmen from around 1820 to the late-19th century.
Matt
ok
thank matt

weapons 27 27th April 2013 05:37 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by weapons 27
ok
thank matt
It is a common sword?

Matt Easton 27th April 2013 10:29 PM
They are not uncommon. If you Google search British bandsman's sword you will find quite a lot of examples.

I'll be honest, something about this example doesn't look correct to me. I don't want to say that it is an Indian replica, because it may not be, but you may want to search places like Weaponedge and Worldwide Arms, because there are Indian companies making replicas of British military swords.


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