Title
East India Company Officer’s Sabre
Year/Period
1800–1899
Region
United Kingdom
Material
Technique
Dimension
Object size: 3.0 x 105.2 x 12.0 cm
Accession No.
2019-00083
Collection of
This sabre would have been made for a senior ranking army official of the British East India Company. It is of Mameluke form, characterised by its curved blade and distinctive cross-hilt. The sabre’s crosspiece and chape is decorated with the lion rampant symbol, the mark of the East India Company found in its heraldic arms. Its unique design and inclusion of the owner’s family crest in the form of the lamb’s head device suggests that the sabre would have been a bespoke piece.
