The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British Pattern 1796 Heavy Cavalry Troopers sword and scabbard. The blade is straight with a single broad fuller to both sides to within eight inches of the spear point and marked JOS H REDDELL & Co on the back edge and has a British proof mark on the right side. The Guard is a wrought iron knucklebow broadening out at the base into a pear shaped disc with a sword knot slot near the pommel and two langets on each side down the blade. The grip is wood bound with cord and covered in black leather with 08 painted in green on the iron back strap. The scabbard is iron with two loose ring swivels mounted on bands and has a narrow shoe. There are two chinese characters painted in red on the reverse near the throat.
This sword was captured during the Boxer Rebellion in China.
Chinese sword and scabbard. The hilt has an oval iron guard with a reinforced downward rim, iron collar and round pommel. The grips are two piece plain wood bound with string. The broad, slightly curv
Chinese sword and scabbard. The hilt has an oval iron guard with a reinforced downward rim, iron collar and round pommel. The grips are two piece plain wood with a hole 25 mm down from the pommel. The
Chinese sword and scabbard. The hilt has an oval iron guard with a reinforced downward rim, iron collar and round pommel. The grips are two piece plain wood with a hole 25 mm down from the pommel and
Chinese wooden sword scabbard is wood covered in black painted fishskin. It is mounted with an iron shoe chape, locket and has two iron central bands connected by a back bar that has slots near the ba
Chinese sword and scabbard. The hilt has an oval iron guard and the reinforced downward rim has been detached. The handle is two piece plain wood with a hole 25 mm down from the pommel through the tan
Chinese sword. The hilt has an oval iron guard with a reinforced downward rim, iron collar and round pommel. The grips are two piece plain wood bound with blue/beige cord. The broad, slightly curved b
