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32. Foster 1024
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 1024
- Title:
- East India Company Staff Sergeants’ Sword
- Scope & Content:
- East India Company pattern piece number 323a. This variant of Pattern No.323 has a larger hilt than No.323b and was evidently intended for European staff sergeants. The blade is engraved with a delicate floral design and bears traces of gilt at the base. Cartouche on hilt bears the Royal cyph...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1837-1850s
- Extent:
- 1 Item
33. Foster 1025
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 1025
- Title:
- East India Company Native Officers’ Sword
- Scope & Content:
- East India Company pattern piece number 323b. This variant of Pattern No.323 has a smaller hilt than No.323a and was evidently intended for native officers. There are traces of gilt at the base of the blade. Cartouche on guard bears the Royal cypher of a crown over ‘VR’. Pipe backed blade.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1837-1850s
- Extent:
- 1 Item
34. Foster 1026
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 1026
- Title:
- Indian Army sword of unknown pattern
- Scope & Content:
- Possibly a late-19th century pattern piece. Curved blade with etched decoration. Nickel grip and nickel half basket guard of “honeysuckle” pattern with engraving. Guard has been bent. Leather washer on blade next to hilt.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1874-1890s
- Extent:
- 1 Item
35. Foster 1027
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 1027
- Title:
- Indian Army sword of unknown pattern
- Scope & Content:
- Possibly a late-19th century pattern piece. Curved blade with etched decoration. Nickel grip and nickel half basket guard of “honeysuckle” pattern with engraving. Guard has been bent.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1874-1890s
- Extent:
- 1 Item
36. Foster 1028
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 1028
- Title:
- East India Company staff sergeants’ sword.
- Scope & Content:
- East India Company pattern piece c.1810-20. Inspection mark of crown over ‘3’ at base of blade. Knuckle bow engraved ‘NO 23 STAFF-SERGEANTS’ on one side, ‘NO 308’ (later pattern number, probably c.1840s) on the other side. Makers’ name ‘OSBORN AND GUNBY’ (active c1810-20) stamped on back of b...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- c 1810-1820
- Extent:
- 1 Item
37. Foster 981
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 981
- Title:
- Indian matchlock with punched silver sheet decoration from Datia State.
- Scope & Content:
- Indian matchlock (‘bandukh torador’) with punched silver sheet decoration and ‘Datia State’ inlaid in gold on the breech. Muzzle-loading. Barrel held in stock by wire (defective). Datia State is in Central India, adjacent to Gwalior and Jhansi.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1800-1850
- Extent:
- 1 Item
38. Foster 1014
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 1014
- Title:
- East India Company wallpiece converted to percussion
- Scope & Content:
- Muzzle-loading, smoothbore, 5-bore. East India Company Pattern piece number 1 (‘No.1 WALLPIECE’ engraved on buttplate tang). Made by William Wilson as a flintlock in 1803; later converted to percussion ignition and rifled with two grooves c.1840-52. Incorrect wooden ramrod. Total length: 73 ...
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1803-1852
- Extent:
- 1 Item
39. Foster 1032
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 1032
- Title:
- Indian Mutiny Medal and ribbon. Bar missing.
- Scope & Content:
- This medal was awarded to Lieutenant (later General) S.F.M.T. Grant, 47th Madras N.I. (Madras Army, 1851-95), as indicated by the lettering on its edge. General Grant also owned the sword catalogued as F1031.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1857-1858
- Extent:
- 1 Item
40. Foster 1005
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 1005
- Title:
- East India Company large brass musketoon with swivel
- Scope & Content:
- Muzzle-loading, flintlock ignition. Production piece set up by Daniel Moore, 1780. Swivel mounting and ramrod missing. Screw for top jaw broken. Total length: 38 inches. IOR L/R/7/382, #780-6. See Harding, D.F., Smallarms of the East India Company. Volume II, p.343 (centre photo).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Date Range:
- 1780
- Extent:
- 1 Item