BRIGADIER-GENERAL JOHN JACOB CB
From the Illustrated London News
This page is dedicated to Brigadier-General John Jacob CB. A number of illustrations relating to his life, his achievements and to matters military can be accessed from this page, as can links to other sites that relate to him.
John Jacob of Jacobabad: Article published in Family History, Vol 20, No 163, New Series No 139, April 2000, by Kenneth Jacob.
General Jacob's Exotic Rifle: Article by Garry James © 2008. (NEW)
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Jacobabad:
View of Jacobabad, John Jacob's house.
Scinde Horse: A portrait of an Officer of the Scinde Horse.
Scinde Horse: A print.
Jacob's Rifles: A regiment founded by John Jacob shortly prior to his death in 1858.
A model cannon constructed by John Jacob:
Fully functioning, circa 2' in length. A plaque on it reads: The last model made by General John Jacob in his workshop in Jacobabad. Presented to A. I. Shand Esq. by Major A. Legrand Jacob in appreciation of his biographical works.
Colours of the Scinde Horse I, with battle honours (by kind permission of Joachim Waibel).
Colours of the Scinde Horse II, with battle honours (by kind permission of Joachim Waibel).
Rifles and ammuniton designed by John Jacob:
1 Photos of some Jacob rifles and amunition (Fred Ray)
2 Use of Jacobs rifles in the American Civil War
3 A Jacob's Rifle, by Swinburne, 1860.
5 An American advert for Jacob's rifles.
6 Article about inter alia Jacob's rifles.
8 A 24 bore HEIC type holster pistol of the 2nd Scinde Horse.
9 A number of photographs of Jacob exhibits in Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds.
Ephemera:
King Edward VIII in uniform of Jacob's Horse: From a magazine.
King Edward VIII in uniform of Jacob's Horse: From a print.
The Scinde Horseman: Possibly the last edition (April 1947), as the Scinde Horse were to be part of the Indian Army after partition.
Christmas Card: A card sent by Francis Jacob, a son of John's brother William Stephen Jacob, being a letter written by John Jacob to his grandfather Stephen Long Jacob in 1837.
A Fragment of the tomb of John Jacob.
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