The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
French Model 1883 Cavalry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a three bar half basket steel guard with a plain back strap that has the initials MB in gold near the pommel. On the inside of the guard are two gilt stars and a square loop with a leather finger strap. The fishskin grip is bound with silver wire.The straight blade has a single wide fuller to each side to within 150 mm of the spear point and is ingraved on the back edge with Mre d'Armes de Chatl Fevrier 1884 = Offer = de Cavrie Mle 1883 Entse Henry. The plain steel scabbard has a single loose ring on a band 80 mm from the throat.
This sword belonged to General of a cavalry brigade who saw service in France and Macedonia.
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 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 Pattern 1822 Heavy Cavalry Sword and Scabbard. The hilt has a brass triple bar guard, numbered 1023 and the grip is brass wire bound over leather. A broad brown leather sword knot is attached t
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
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
Imperial German Model 1889 cavalry sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel steel guard with the heraldic eagle of Prussia as the cartouche badge and the grip is brown bakelite. A brown leather sword