Anglo-Indian army swords

mrcjgscott · 2nd August 2015, 05:43 PM

Many thanks for posting that example Jens. I am very much looking forward to Elgood's forthcoming work.

Here are two more Indian Infantry swords with British influenced hilts, similar to the one posted by A.alnakkas earlier in the thread.

Both have subtle differences, but both carry an European style coat of arms in the central guard cartouche. I presume typical of the many Indian states, although I have no idea to which these swords belonged.

Note the horn grip and tulwar style scabbard on the bottom example.

Silver John · 2nd August 2015, 08:40 PM

Hi Chris,

I don't know if it'll be any help identifying where the sword came from, but I believe the six characters on the guard in the top picture are; Ri Ya S Ta Ha Ta(long a).

I'm not sure on the fifth character 'Ha', as it's a little blurred, but the others are a pretty good match to my eye.

2nd August 2015, 05:43 PM	#1
mrcjgscott Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 189	Many thanks for posting that example Jens. I am very much looking forward to Elgood's forthcoming work. Here are two more Indian Infantry swords with British influenced hilts, similar to the one posted by A.alnakkas earlier in the thread. Both have subtle differences, but both carry an European style coat of arms in the central guard cartouche. I presume typical of the many Indian states, although I have no idea to which these swords belonged. Note the horn grip and tulwar style scabbard on the bottom example. Attached Images

2nd August 2015, 08:40 PM	#2
Silver John Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 31	Hi Chris, I don't know if it'll be any help identifying where the sword came from, but I believe the six characters on the guard in the top picture are; Ri Ya S Ta Ha Ta(long a). I'm not sure on the fifth character 'Ha', as it's a little blurred, but the others are a pretty good match to my eye. Attached Images