The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Pattern 1827 Volunteer Naval Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a small silver plate solid half basket type with a the Victoria crowned anchor cartouche badge and the back edge of the guard folds down. The grip is silver wire bound over white rayskin and the back strap apommel form a lions head. The pipe backed blade with a double edged spear point was at one stage etched on both sides with a floral design for half the length. The scabbard is the 1845 Pattern of black leather with three silver fittings having a wave pattern design. The chape has been broken off the end. The locket has a loose ring attached to each side and the central band one loose ring. The remnants of a silver sword knot was attached to the guard.
This sword belonged to Lieutenant Frederick Oliver Handfield, who originally enlisted as a cadet in the Royal Navy at the age of 14 years in 1844; after service on various vessels and rising to the rank of lieutenant, he joined the Victorian Navy in August 1861, finally retiring in December 1870.
British Pattern 1827 Rifle Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a steel Pattern 1827 three bar half basket guard with a crown over a stringed bugle cartouche badge and a brass wire bound fishski
British Pattern 1827 Rifle Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a bronzed steel Pattern 1827 three bar half basket guard with a crown over a stringed bugle cartouche badge and a brass wire bound
British Pattern 1827 Rifle Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a steel Pattern 1827 three bar half basket guard with a crown over a stringed bugle cartouche badge and a silver wire bound fishsk
Pattern 1891/1927 Naval Officer's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt is a small gilt/brass solid half basket type with the Tudor crowned anchor cartouche badge and the lion head backstrap pommel. The back e
Pattern 1891 Naval Officers Dress Sword. The hilt is a small gilt/brass solid half basket type with the crowned anchor RNR cartouche badge and the lion head backstrap pommel. The back edge of the guar
German Pattern 1934 Air Force Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a silver plated cross guard in the design of wings with a gilt rounded swastika within a circle in the centre. The grip is blue
