Original British 1845 Pattern Infantry Officer Sword Marked Nepaul by Harman & Co Calcutta One-of-a-Kind The 501st was the first

The 501st was the first to fight at Bastogne when one of its battalions ran into the enemy near Neffe

they are now very hard to come by

with the correct blue ribbon

The Oerlikon firm

all brass mounted with an engraved escutcheon on the wrist

Original British 1845 Pattern Infantry Officer Sword Marked Nepaul by Harman & Co Calcutta One-of-a-Kind The 501st was the firstOriginal Item: Only One Available. Incredibly rare British Infantry Officers Sword (1845 Pattern Sword) manufactured around 1850 issued to the Kingdom of NEPAUL. This Victorian era infantry officer's sword features a single fullered engraved blade and beautiful gothic style hilt in gilt brass. The blade at the base is marked PROVED in a brass disc and on the reverse: HARMAN & Co CALCUTTA The brass hand guard which would normally have the VR cypher is