Pattern 1821 light cavalry trooper's sword, 3rd Cavalry Hyderabad Contingent
These swords, with their pipe-backed (rounded-backed) blades, were still used in India as late as 1887, long after they had been abandoned by the British Army. The Hyderabad Contingent, the army of the semi-independent princely state of Hyderabad, received much of its weapons and equipment, as well as loan-officers, from the Government of India.
NAM Accession Number
NAM. 1985-12-87-1
Copyright/Ownership
National Army Museum Copyright
Location
National Army Museum, Study Collection
Object URL
https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1985-12-87-1
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