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Old 17th July 2011, 01:46 AM   #2
kai
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Hello Alexander,

The company is Harman & Co. from Calcutta:

"Harman were Military and Civil tailors in Calcutta. Harman & Co., 11 Gov't Place. Some of their swords they sold were made by Mole." (Robert Wilkinson-Latham, 2010)

Here's another but very similar example - makes me wonder though...
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedi...ke-dress-sword
"This is a Very Rare and hard to find British Model 1830 Mameluke Officers dress sword that originally came from an auction. The stamp on the handle represents the date, April, 1837 and was made by Harmon & Co, Calcutta, India. The hilt or grip is missing the ivory slabs and was auctioned like this orginally. T is no scabbard with the sword . Note also the damage on one of the languets. On top of the blade is the inspectors mark which is very common for military swords. The overall length of the sword is 37 1/2 inches by 5/16 inch thick by 1 1/16 wide at the guard. The guard, mameluke, is 5 inches by 5 inches including the handle." (Sellers info from eprey? Citation and pic attached for future reference and academic discussion.)

Regards,
Kai
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