Sword of the H. H. Maharaja of Kapurthala Jagatjit Sing (1872-1949) - 1896 model one-edged steel damask blade, with acid engravings "Vegetal motifs, trophies and other symbols of war" shark-lined handle and copper filigree wired, pierced and gilt bronze shell-shaped guard en relief "Vegetalist motifs", metal sheath with two pierced and gilt bronze clamps "Vegetalist motifs" with inscription PRESENTÉE À SON ALTESSE LE MAHARAJA DE KAPURTHALA PAR SON EXCELLENCE MONSIEUR GIROD, GOUVERNEUR DE L’INDE FRANCAISE, PONDICHERY, 29 AOÛT 1896 French 19th C. (late) some wear Dimensões (altura x comprimento x largura) - 108 cm Notes:  French India (1668-1954) regroups different colonial possessions in India, administered by a single governor residing in Pondichery. Among these possessions lies Kapurthala, in the state of PunJab, in northwestern India. The Maharaja of Kapurthala, Farzand i-dilband Rasikhul-Itiqad Daulat-i-Inglishia Raja-i-Rajgan majarash Sir Jagatjit Sing, was the 7th monarch of this territory and reigned between 1877 and 1949. He lived in a palace he had built, based on the architecture of the French palaces of Versailles and Fontainebleau.