'Manifest and Brig P H J Tuck with the final boar after winning the 1936 Kadir Cup'
Photograph, India, 1936.
Pig sticking, the hunting of wild pig by mounted spearmen, was a popular, exciting and sometimes dangerous pastime of cavalrymen. In India, officers took part in the most famous annual pig-sticking event, competing for the Kadir Challenge Cup.
From an album of 37 photographs, Kadir Cup Competition 1935-1939 (c) compiled by Brig H J Tuck.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1975-01-22-19
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum, Out of Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1975-01-22-19
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