Original Magnificent Jade Hilted & Gold Inlaid British EIC Officer’s Sword Believed to have Been Present at the Battle of Seringapatam in 1798 Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts a German weapons manufacturer

a German weapons manufacturer

and looks to have been repainted brown over the original green during the war

Netherlands

or other invader

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Original Magnificent Jade Hilted & Gold Inlaid British EIC Officer’s Sword Believed to have Been Present at the Battle of Seringapatam in 1798 Category_Francotte-Martini Rifles & Parts a German weapons manufacturerOriginal Item: One of a Kind. We rarely get in items that are truly THIS magnificent! This is an East India Company Officer's Sword of the highest quality, made about 1790 with a JADE hilt, with two diamond chips for "eyes". It features a fantastic 30 inch long curved blade, made from "Wootz Steel", a form of laminated crucible steel, very similar to "Damascus Steel". We see this often on high end blades from the Middle East and South Asia. The swords