7th October 2012, 08:43 PM
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Location: Buraimi Oman, on the border with the UAE
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Originally Posted by stephen wood
...I noticed two tiny marks on this sword - on the other side of the number. They look quite like initials - would they have been put on at Wilkinson's or by the owner? They look like ER of EB.
It was completed on 14th April 1915 for 2nd Lieutenant J B Carson MC, West Riding Battery, RHA. The battery spent 1916-1918 in the Middle East - where cavalry and horse artillery were yet playing an important role. Perhaps this would account for the service sharpening...
Many thanks.
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Salaams stephen wood ~ 'Tis A Wilkinson indeed!
Regards,
Ibrahiim al Balooshi.
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