The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass D shape stirrup guard, a plain brass back strap and wooden grips with ten horizontal bands. A brown sword knot is attached to the hilt. The straight plain blade is double edged to the spear point and has an small Arabic inscription on the right side. The steel scabbard is painted black and has a brass frog stud near the throat. A brown leather frog with a belt loop is fitted to the scabbard and is damaged with one of the rivets torn out.
This type of sword was worn by junior officers of the Turkish army during the First World War.
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass D shape stirrup guard, a plain brass back strap. The wooden grips with ten horizontal bands has a small piece of wood is missing from the cen
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass D shape stirrup guard, a plain brass back strap and wooden grips with ten horizontal bands. The straight plain blade has a double edge to a s
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
Turkish Cavalry Trooper's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt is a sheet steel guard with turned edges and is pierced with a crescent moon and star. The grips are dark brown checkered bakelite held to the ta
Turkish Cavalry Trooper's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt is a sheet steel guard with turned edges and is pierced with a crescent moon and star. The grips are dark brown checkered bakelite held to the ta
Turkish Cavalry Trooper's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt is a sheet steel guard with turned edges and is pierced with a crescent moon and star. The grips are dark brown checkered bakelite held to the ta
