81cm sharply curved blade deeply chiselled along its length with wild animals and birds interspersed with foliage and highlighted in gilt, the back edge decorated with a scrolling vine in gilt, characteristic iron hilt, the shaped crossguard terminals and pommel overlaid with pierced gilt mounts, contained in its gilt mounted leather wrapped 1831 Pattern General Officer's Levee scabbard, complete with bullion knot. For a Shamshir with similar characteristics and bearing a General Officer's sword knot see Czerny Lot 545 March 2015. This sword is connected to General Thomas William Robbins 1786-1864 Ensign 1st Foot Guards Sept 1803, Lieut 7th Dragoons May 1808, Captain May 1809, Major 7th Hussars Dec 1818, Colonel 80th Foot March 1855 and General Nov 1862, serving in Peninsula, France and Flanders and was severely wounded at Waterloo. Little is known about the association between this sword and General Robbins but there may be a connection to his father who lived in India. Copies of 2 letters accompany this sword, the originals, pertaining to this and his 1821 Pattern Light Cavalry Officer's sword sold as Lot 149.