Indian Mutiny KIA Officer's 1845 Pattern Sword, Marked 'Ya Allah' Ottoman Captain in 1905

Captain in 1905

but the exact regiment is not visible due to surface pitting

Probably mid-19th century

A style very prevalent in mid-17th century art

Indian Mutiny KIA Officer's 1845 Pattern Sword, Marked 'Ya Allah' Ottoman Captain in 1905A very interesting 1845 pattern infantry officer's sword made by Wilkinson, marked to 'R. G. A. D Montmorency', and marked 'Ya Allah' in gold Arabic letters. Robert Geoffrey Augustus De Montmorency was born on the 15th of August 1828 in Kilkenny. He joined the 49th Regiment of Foot as an ensign by purchase in 1846, and on the 25th of February 1848, he was transferred to the 24th Regiment of Foot (later known as the South Wales Borderers). His regiment