Original Honorable East India Company Grouping of Sir Nathaniel Dance - Named Sword, Signed Letter, Original Print Price_$-030 - $50 577/450 Martini–Henry

577/450 Martini–Henry

The heads have the distinctive hole in the upper corner

A story that should be told to the blowing of bugles and the beating of drums for the men whose bravery made the capture of this crossing over the Waal possible

The plastic liners all have the WWII type frontal eyelet

Original Honorable East India Company Grouping of Sir Nathaniel Dance - Named Sword, Signed Letter, Original Print Price_$-030 - $50 577/450 Martini–HenryOriginal Item: One of a kind: Born in 1748 Nathaniel Dance became a naval officer in the Honorable East India Company making numerous voyages between England and India over a more than 30 year period. Finally, on what was to be his last tour, he was appointed Commodore of an enormous Company Fleet of Merchantmen in 1804. Being aware of French Rear Admiral Comte de Linois with a squadron of French men o war were raiding the British sea lanes, Dance