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East India Company Mameluke-hilted presentation sword, 1807 (c)

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East India Company Mameluke-hilted presentation sword, 1807 (c)

This handsome sword was one of many awarded by the East India Company to British Army and Royal Navy officers after distinguished actions in the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815). The Mameluke hilt and curved blade was a favourite style for presentation swords.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1981-10-51--1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1981-10-51--1