The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 straight blade has a double fuller on each side for the complete length to the spear point. The back edge has a worn French inscription that includes the words Chatellerault Dragon Mle 1854 and 1882. The steel scabbard is dented and bent near the chape and has a single loose hanger ring on a band 80 mm from the throat which is stamped 1456.
This type of sword was issued to the French cavalry 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 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 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.
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 1845 Infantry Officer's Sword. The brass half basket single bar hilt has a pierced floral design to the outer edge of the guard and a laurel pattern on the pommel. It is stamped 152874 on
French Naval Officer's sword and scabbard. The brass hilt has an elaborate single bar guard having a floral and rope design with a fouled anchor on the quarter basket. There is a small fixed ring atta
