Original Victorian Afghan Khyber Pass Chura Dagger with Scabbard circa 1840 Hotchkiss .303 Measuring 10" tall this lantern

Measuring 10" tall this lantern is in wonderful condition with a satin black paint finish

and someone added this marking to indicate that

This is the heaviest loss to the squadron since the Schweinfurt raid in August

1942 German Cross in Gold5

A-2 flight jacket in size 36

Original Victorian Afghan Khyber Pass Chura Dagger with Scabbard circa 1840 Hotchkiss .303 Measuring 10" tall this lanternOriginal Item: One Only. The chura is a smaller version of the Perso Afghan pesh kabz dagger, specifically used by the Mahsud clan of the Pashtun Khyber tribe, who were one of the groups faced by the British Empire during the Second Anglo Afghan War. A fearsome weapon from India's North West Frontier from the time of that great Movie "THE MAN THE WOULD BE KING" starring Sean Connery and Michael Caine. The typical example has a tempered steel single