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Old 17th November 2015, 07:25 PM   #12
Miguel
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Originally Posted by Richard G
With reference to the original No 4. "Hyde Division" was a divison of the Cheshire Police in the 19th Century. Hyde is now a suburb of Greater Manchester. These "sabres" as they were known, were kept in the Division stores, only to be issued when serious riots or disturbances were expected. Being little used they had a long life, And I think this one could easily date from the 1840's.
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Richard
Hi Richard,
Since posting this thread I have done some further research which confirms your comment and would thank you for your reply.
Miguel
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