Orders, Decorations, Medals and Militaria

A good Madras Artillery officer’s sword, the slightly curved 87.5cm blade retailed by Landon, Morland & Landon, 7 New Burlington Street, London, finely etched with a cannon within sprays of laurels surmounted by a crown and on the reverse a winged lightning motif and ‘Madras Artillery’, owner’s initials within an ornate cartouche ‘C H H’ all surrounded by intricate scrolling foliage, regulation 3-bar guard, fish-skin covered grip bound with copper wire, complete with its steel scabbard with two hanging rings, blade retaining almost all its original finish, hilt and scabbard lightly patinated overall, the latter with a few minor dents £250-300