Original British 1898 Battle of Omdurman 21st Lancers Named Horse Hoof Silver Candlestick Thompson SMG supple and undamaged with good

supple and undamaged with good color

hour markers and watch hands are radium luminous for night viewing

in two grades

in 1947 a competitive trial between the Patchett

which used the trapdoor breechblock design developed by Erskine S

Original British 1898 Battle of Omdurman 21st Lancers Named Horse Hoof Silver Candlestick Thompson SMG supple and undamaged with goodOriginal 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