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Sword belt from Bengal Artillery,Rebellion of 1857

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    Posted 10 years ago

    stephfather
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    I wonder what history this belt have seen!
    The Rebellion of 1857 in india ( First War of Indian Independence)was a terrible story
    Unfortynaly some idi,, have painted it with modern paint.
    If someone can help me with the text on the belt i whil be very glad
    Soefar i can se text "artillery,june 1857"
    Regards håkan from sweden

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    1. walksoftly walksoftly, 10 years ago
      Plonet? mounted artillery
      The Bengal Army had two horse artillery units.
      Horse & mounted are both standard terms for the same type of unit.
      http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bengal_Army#Artillery
    2. stephfather, 10 years ago
      Yes,must be mounted :) thanks

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