Original British Crimean War Officer Pattern 1854 Infantry Sword Gift Card Directly from Buckingham Palace

Directly from Buckingham Palace

but the rear sight leaf is the SMLE Mk III leaf

Though it could use both the 50-round drum and the 20- or 30-round box magazines

Original Item: Purchased sometime in the 1980's in a Brussels Warehouse Sale we got a carton of what turned out to be Original WWI era all steel Belgian M-1916 Bayonet tubular Scabbards for the long bayonet issued in WW1 with the Mauser 1888 Rifle for use in trench warfare that had been "officially" shortened from 18" to 14" to conform the M-1924 Belgian Rifle

Original British Crimean War Officer Pattern 1854 Infantry Sword Gift Card Directly from Buckingham PalaceOriginal Item: Only One Available. The Crimean War 1852 until 1856 was essentially the confrontation of Imperial Russia with the Ottoman Empire based in Turkey supported by an alliance between Great Britain and France. The Europeans did not want Russia with an access to the Mediterranean sea allowing them increased influence in the region. As with most Wars it was imagined it would be over in short order but the distances involved to the Crimea on the