The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass D shape stirrup guard with a floral pattern and a crescent moon and star on the front and rear langets. The brass back strap has a laurel leaf design and the grips are fishskin that would originally have been bound with brass wire. The thin curved blade is etched on both sides having a trophy of arms design with a crescent moon and star in the centre. There is a single fuller on each side to within 275 mm from the spear point and the back edge has JULIUS VOOS FABRIQUE D'ARMES SOLINGEN near the ricasso etched in front of a floral pattern. The blackened steel scabbard has three brass fittings of an arabesque design being a chape, locket with a loose strap hanger ring and a centre band also with a loose strap ring.
This Turkish officer's sword was captured during a search carried out by British troops for arms in Baghdad. The city was quartered into small blocks and each Section of British troops were detailed to search homes within its boundaries.
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass P shape stirrup guard and a crescent moon and star on the front langet. The brass back strap has a floral design and a lions head pommel. The
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a steel three bar half basket with the outer bar missing and an outward raised section for the thumb. The curved back strap pommel is plain brass and
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a brass three bar half basket with a crescent moon on the front cartouche and a plain brass curved back strap pommel. The grips are black leather with
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass D shape stirrup guard, a plain brass back strap and wooden grips with ten horizontal bands. The straight plain blade has a double edge to a s
Imperial German Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The brass hilt has a single bar stirrup D shape guard having a heavily chiselled floral design with the badge of Bavaria on the front langet. The
French Pattern 1882 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has an elaborately engraved three bar half basket guard and back strap with a floral and dragon design. The grip is black bone bound
