The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
French Model 1814 Cavalry sword and scabbard. The hilt has a four bar brass guard, stamped on the inside edge 42 in arabic numerals and a plain brass pommel. The grip is leather bound with brass wire. The curved blade has a wide fuller on each side to within 160 mm from the point and a thin 550 mm fuller on each side near the back edge. The steel scabbard has two loose hanger rings on bands 90 mm and 293 mm from the throat which is rivetted to the body.
This sword was sold as surplus to the Turkish Government from the French and used by the Turkish Army during the First World War.
French Model 1822 Light Cavalry sabre and scabbard. The hilt has a triple bar brass guard stamped 21222 and a plain brass pommel. The grip is leather bound with brass wire. A black sword knot is attac
French Heavy Cavalry Dragoon sword and scabbard. The hilt has a three bar brass guard stamped 1456 and a plain brass pommel. The grip is missing the leather cover and the brass binding wire. The strai
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
French Model 1822 Light Cavalry sabre and scabbard. The hilt has a triple bar brass guard stamped 94 and a plain brass pommel. The grip is leather bound with brass wire. The curved blade has a wide fu
French Model 1822 Light Cavalry sabre and scabbard. The hilt has a triple bar brass guard stamped 720 (crossed out) with 722 and a plain brass pommel. The grip is leather bound with brass wire that is
French Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The brass three bar hilt has a cast floral design to parts of the guard and pommel. The grip is a green brown horn bound with brass wire. The curved blade
