Original British Victorian 11th Light Dragoons Named Horse Hoof Inkwell from the 2nd Anglo-Sikh War - Dated 1848 French Artwork & Posters The hilt is in great

The hilt is in great shape

saw one of the guns of his platoon abandoned by its crew and still attached to the truck in an open field under heavy enemy machine gun fire

The big push to convert flintlock muskets to percussion was really initiated by the East India Company in the early 1830s

May require fitting due to manufacturing variations

The black leather carry strap to the carry case a later replacement

Original British Victorian 11th Light Dragoons Named Horse Hoof Inkwell from the 2nd Anglo-Sikh War - Dated 1848 French Artwork & Posters The hilt is in greatOriginal Item: One of a Kind. This is a quality Hallmarked Silver mounted Inkwell made from a Horse's Hoof, the mount ZEPHYR of Lieutenant Colonel Sir William HAVELOCK, who lived from 1793 1848. He was leading the 14th Light Dragoons in the Charge at the battle of RAMNAGAR on November 22nd 1848, during the 2nd Anglo Sikh War. Sadly Lt. Colonel Havelock and his horse were killed in this battle. As often happened, a hoof of his mount "ZEPHYR" was