Original 17th Century Indian Maratha Empire Firangi / Khanda Rajput Warrior Battle Sword Snider Rifle The hilt of carved wood

The hilt of carved wood with chased and engraved silver fittings

however our bombardier was dual rated and could do both tasks

This is a lovely little Seaman's telescope with functional optics after 175 years

The sudden death of Hermann Weyersberg in 1883 caused a management issue

and does not look like it had them at any time in the past

Original 17th Century Indian Maratha Empire Firangi / Khanda Rajput Warrior Battle Sword Snider Rifle The hilt of carved woodOriginal Item: Only One Available. Found in the Palace of Lagan Silikana in Kathmandu, Nepal in 2003 this is an example of one of the earliest types of Indian battle swords dating back to the 16th and 17th centuries. Although it has a resemblance to a Tulwar it is in fact called a KHANDA and was based on swords carried by early European explorers to India 500 years ago. The blades were sometimes actual European blades resembling those used by knights