The Sword gifted to HRH Prince of Wales in 1875 by Chhatrapati Shivaji IV has a magnificent scabbard studded with precious stones such as diamonds and rubies. The catalogue at the Palace annotates it as ' Presented by H.H. the Maharaja of Kolapore as a relic of the Mahratta Chief Sivaji, to whom it formerly belonged' Uploading one of the images from the article revered historian Babasaheb Purandare wrote in admiration and fascination after viewing the sword on 11th October, 1978.