Original 18th Century Explosive Iron Mortar Ball with Lifting Rings U.S. Artwork & Posters The regiment was re-formed by

The regiment was re-formed by the Honourable East India Company in 1839 as the 2nd Bengal (European) Light Infantry from a nucleus of 1st Bengal (European) Regiment

minus the receiver

These are genuine and these are romantic

The model was approved on 9 August 1912

brass pommel cap and guard are unadorned

Original 18th Century Explosive Iron Mortar Ball with Lifting Rings U.S. Artwork & Posters The regiment was re-formed byOriginal Item: Only One Available. Most likely this is British, it came from our purchase from Nepal in 2003. This is a highly unusual projectile being a hollow iron ball over 9" in diameter with about a 1" diameter hole in the top allowing access to the hollow interior. On either side of this hole are two integral "Loops" or "Rings which were used to attach hooks from a small crane that would lift the iron ball stuffed with explosives and place it