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Cavalry sword, 3rd Bengal Cavalry, 1919 (c)

Manufactured by J R Gaunt and Son Limited.

The blade is curved and fullered with engraved decoration including the maker's name, regimental title and the royal cypher 'ER'. The sword has a three bar guard.

Lieutenant-Colonel James Skinner raised a second regiment of his Skinner's Horse in 1814. This cavalry unit became the 3rd Bengal Cavalry (Skinner's Horse) in 1901 and 3rd Skinner's Horse in 1903.

3rd Skinner's Horse served on the Western Front in World War One (1914-1918) as part of the Indian Expeditionary Force. It arrived in Marseille from Bombay on the transport ship Rajah on 15 December 1914. During 1915 the unit primarily acted as part of a mobile reserve behind the lines but also served time as infantry in the trenches around Le Platin and Thiepval.

3rd Skinner's Horse returned to India in 1916 and saw action on the North West Frontier and participated in the 3rd Afghan War in 1919. The unit was eventually amalgamated with 1st Skinner's Horse to become the 1st Duke of York's Own Skinner's Horse in 1922.

NAM Accession Number

NAM. 1953-03-10-1

Copyright/Ownership

National Army Museum Copyright

Location

National Army Museum, Study Collection

Object URL

https://collection.nam.ac.uk/detail.php?acc=1953-03-10-1