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Jens Nordlunde · 6th November 2005, 01:16 PM

In the book, Catalogue of the Collection of Indian Arms Presented by the Princes and Nobles of India to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. 1898, Hendley shows an illustration of Case D, no 80 in this illustration shows a bhuj and a scabbard like the one I show to the left. His description of it is also the same and he writes that it was presented by H.H. the Raja of Rajpipla.

Another shown in Case I no 192 was presented by H.H. the Thakur Sahib of Palitane, and also here the picture and the description fits, only here the scabbard is covered in blue velvet and decorated with chased gold mounts of floral design.

Both Rajpipla and Palitana are situated in Gujarat just south of Kutch. The weapons were presented to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on the occasion of his visit to India in 1875-1876, so the weapons shown in the cases are at least 130 years old.

6th November 2005, 01:16 PM	#8
Jens Nordlunde Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Europe Posts: 2,718	In the book, Catalogue of the Collection of Indian Arms Presented by the Princes and Nobles of India to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales. 1898, Hendley shows an illustration of Case D, no 80 in this illustration shows a bhuj and a scabbard like the one I show to the left. His description of it is also the same and he writes that it was presented by H.H. the Raja of Rajpipla. Another shown in Case I no 192 was presented by H.H. the Thakur Sahib of Palitane, and also here the picture and the description fits, only here the scabbard is covered in blue velvet and decorated with chased gold mounts of floral design. Both Rajpipla and Palitana are situated in Gujarat just south of Kutch. The weapons were presented to H.R.H. the Prince of Wales on the occasion of his visit to India in 1875-1876, so the weapons shown in the cases are at least 130 years old.