Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

An unusual Indian built 1796 light cavalry officer’s sword mounted with an heavy Indo-Persian blade, the deeply curved 73 cm watered blade of typical form with short ricasso, unsigned, steel stirrup guard with beveled edges plain round quillon and no langets, unusually shaped ferule rounded back-strap and elongated pommel the whole forming the shape of a tulwar hilt, polished ribbed horn grip bound with twisted silver wire, the mounts of plain but fine quality Indian craftsmanship, lacking scabbard, good condition overall £250-300