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Drummer's sword, Pattern 1856, Mark I

Made by Robert Mole and Sons.

Presented to Lieutenant-Colonel Wood and officers of the 2nd Battalion, Connaught Rangers by Brevet Major Ionides, East Surrey Regiment, July 1903.

The sword was reputedly found in a Boer farm near the Vaal River, South Africa, during the Boer War (1899-1902), in 1901.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1951-12-34-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1951-12-34-1