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Indian Cavalry types. Photographer(s): Bremner, Frederick.

Catalogue reference: Photo 369

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This record is about the Indian Cavalry types. Photographer(s): Bremner, Frederick. dating from before 1914.

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Reference
Photo 369
Title
Indian Cavalry types. Photographer(s): Bremner, Frederick.
Date
before 1914
Description

Six loose prints accompanied by a typed account of the subjects: 'These photographs are, in all probability, of a Cavalry Regiment of the regular Indian Army, as opposed to a State Cavalry Regiment. Some of the features which make this evident are the medals, the make of the rifles and the special dress band with the Regimental colours, worn across the turban of the Havildars and various Sawars [Sowars]. These pictures are of a pre-1914 Regiment, evidence for which can be found in the rifles which have the extended barrel of the Lee-Mitford and which were in prior us[e] to the Enfield rifle which was introduced after 1914. The regiment is a Mixed Class Regiment, comprising Sikhs, Pathans, Jats and Punjabi Mussalmans'. The photographer's blind-stamp is in the bottom right of the prints.

Held by
British Library: Asian and African Studies
Language
Not applicable
Physical description
6 items
Access conditions

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Immediate source of acquisition
Presented by Bernard A. Carter, January 1974.
Physical condition
Dimensions: 232 mm x 289 mm.
Record URL
https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/7fbf1c1c-c7b3-4c97-9f39-3e694afeb82a/

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Indian Cavalry types. Photographer(s): Bremner, Frederick.