The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Chinese sword and scabbard. The hilt has an oval iron guard with a reinforced downward rim, iron collar and round pommel. The grips are two piece plain wood with a hole 25 mm down from the pommel. The broad, slightly curved blade has a single thin fuller on each side near the back edge to within 150 mm from the hatchet point. The scabbard is wood covered in black fishskin. This is mounted with an iron shoe chape and has two iron central bands connected by a back bar that has slots near the bands for hanger straps. All metal parts are painted black.
This sword was collected by Samuel Patterson, an Australian who served in the Boxer Rebellion, 1900.
Chinese sword and scabbard. The hilt has an oval iron guard with a reinforced downward rim, iron collar and round pommel. The grips are two piece plain wood with a hole 25 mm down from the pommel and
Chinese sword and scabbard. The hilt has an oval iron guard with a reinforced downward rim, iron collar and round pommel. The grips are two piece plain wood bound with string. The broad, slightly curv
Chinese sword and scabbard. The hilt has an oval iron guard and the reinforced downward rim has been detached. The handle is two piece plain wood with a hole 25 mm down from the pommel through the tan
Chinese wooden sword scabbard is wood covered in black painted fishskin. It is mounted with an iron shoe chape, locket and has two iron central bands connected by a back bar that has slots near the ba
Chinese sword. The hilt has an oval iron guard with a reinforced downward rim, iron collar and round pommel. The grips are two piece plain wood bound with blue/beige cord. The broad, slightly curved b
Chinese executioner's sword featuring a single edge, curved blade. The hilt has an oval iron guard with a reinforced downward rim. The handle is bound with cord and has a tapered oval iron pommel and
