The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Pattern 1892 infantry officers sword with a gilded brass 'gothic' style guard with the cypher of GVR. The grip is fishskin and is missing the brass wire binding. The blade is numbered 6775 and has etching on three quarters of the length. The left side has foliage and a crown over the GVR cyper and on the right is the royal coat of arms with the interlocked triangle symbol surrounding a brass approved disc on the riccasso. A white leather washer is fitted where the blade joins the guard. The sword is contained in a light brown leather covered wooden scabbard that has a brass throat and a leather strap to secure it into the frog.
This sword was part of the Luks Collection and apparently found in France during the First World War. It is unusual in that the 'Gothic' style hilt was replaced in 1895 with a nickel plated sheet steel guard. The GVR cypher is post 1911.
British Pattern 1892 Medical Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass half basket 'gothic' style guard having a GVR cartouche badge and checkered back strap with a wire bound fishskin grip.
British Pattern 1845 Infantry Officer's Sword. The hilt is the half basket 1822 Pattern of gilded brass with a crown over the VR royal cypher as a cartouche badge and has a fold down inner edge. The g
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer Sword. The hilt has a nickel plated three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the GVR royal cypher and has a wire bound black fishskin grip. T
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer sword and scabbard. The hilt has a replated chromium three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the GVR royal cypher stamped 3MD 622 7/15. The
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the GVR royal cypher and is stamped 3MD 495 10/13.
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer Sword. The hilt has a nickel plated three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the ERVII royal cypher and a wire bound fishskin grip. The strai
