The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 guard has a sword knot slot near the pommel and the grip is wire bound fishskin. Attached to the guard is a leather strap but the acorn knot is missing. The slightly curved Pattern 1845 blade is etched for three quarters of the length on both sides and has the VR royal cypher in the centre of each side. It has a single fuller on both sides that extends to 10 inches of the spear point. The blade has been repolished and the markings on the ricasso have been lost. The scabbard is wood, covered in light brown leather and has a frog strap near the throat to fit the 'Sam Browne' belt equipment.
This sword is part of the Robert Luks collection and was found in France at the end of World War One.
Pattern 1822 Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a a nickel plated three bar guard and backstrap. The fishskin grip is bound with silver wire and there is a brown leather sword knot a
Pattern 1845 Infantry Officer's Sword. Gilt Pattern 1822 half basket guard with the VR cypher as the cartouche badge and hinged inner portion. The blade has a single fuller to each side and is etched
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 etc
Pattern 1845 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass half basket three bar guard with the cartouche badge of New South Wales. The grip is fishskin bound with copper wire and there
Pattern 1822 Volunteer Artillery Officers Sword and Scabbard. Steel three bar hilt and back strap with a wire bound fishskin grip. A brown woven leather sword knot is attached to the slot on the hilt
British Pattern 1827 Rifle Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a steel Pattern 1827 three bar half basket guard with a crown over a stringed bugle cartouche badge and a silver wire bound fishsk
