The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Imperial German Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The gilt brass hilt is a P stirrup type with a lions head backstrap pommel, with red glass eyes and has crossed cannon on the front langet. The grips are fishskin bound with silver wire. The slightly curved blade has a single fuller on each side to within 220 mm from the double edge spear point. Originally the blade was etched with a floral design but this has been polished off and has signs of rust pitting overall. The black painted scabbard has some minor dents and scratches overall. There is a single loose hanger ring on a band 65 mm from the throat.
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Imperial German Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The gilt nickel steel hilt is a P stirrup type with a lions head backstrap pommel and has crossed cannon on the langet. The grips are black bake
Imperial German Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The brass hilt has a single bar stirrup type guard having a heavily chiselled design of a knights helmet with crossed cannon on the front langet
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass P shape stirrup guard and a crescent moon and star on the front langet. The brass back strap has a floral design and a lions head pommel. The
Imperial German Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The brass hilt has a single bar stirrup D shape guard having a heavily chiselled floral design with the badge of Bavaria on the front langet. The
Imperial German Navy Officer's sword and scabbard. The gilt brass hilt has a small basket guard, marked GES.GESCH, with a folding front shell that has a crown over fouled anchor badge on the front and
Dutch Army Officer's sword and scabbard. The brass hilt is a P stirrup type with a lions head backstrap pommel and has plain langets. The grips are black bakelite bound with brass wire. The slightly c