Original British 1898 Battle of Omdurman 21st Lancers Named Horse Hoof Silver Inkwell Category_Water Jacket Assembly heavier fragments

heavier fragments

It really does look like the real thing from just a few feet away

as opposed to the markings on the top strap that were applied to 3 1/2-inch barrels

The knapsack (lower bag) had two straps to close its main flap and side straps to hold the lower arms of the horseshoe blanket roll (if rolled the long way)

Barrel length: 30 inches (760 mm)

Original British 1898 Battle of Omdurman 21st Lancers Named Horse Hoof Silver Inkwell Category_Water Jacket Assembly heavier fragmentsOriginal Item: One of a kind. In 1898 the 21st Lancers served in Sudan during the Mahdist War, as the only British cavalry unit involved. It was there that the full regiment charged with lances in the classic cavalry style during the Battle of Omdurman in September 1898. Of less than 400 men involved in the charge 70 were killed and wounded and the regiment won three Victoria Crosses. These three were Private Thomas Byrne, Lieutenant Raymond de