Pig Sticking Cup awarded to Major C. F. H. Gough by the Nagar Tent Club, 1929

Silver, by Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Company Limited, 1929.

Pig sticking, the hunting of wild pig by mounted spearmen, was a popular, exciting and sometimes dangerous pastime of British and Indian cavalrymen. According to the 1911 edition of the 'Encyclopedia Britannica', the Army believed the sport to be good training since 'a startled or angry wild boar is a desperate fighter [therefore] the pig-sticker must possess a good eye, a steady hand, a firm seat, a cool head and a courageous heart'. In India officers took part in pig-sticking events, the most famous of which was the Kadir Challenge Cup.