The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
German Artillery sword and scabbard. The hilt is a steel stirrup type with langets on the crossguard and a rounded backstrap. The crossguard is stamped 10.A.F.5.43. The grips are black leather over wood. The curved blade has a single fuller on each side to within 90 mm of the double edged spear point. The back edge is stamped with a crown over W 97. The blued steel scabbard has a fixed strap ring attached to a band 80 mm from the throat and a drag shoe at the chape. It is stamped on the back near the throat 10.A.F.5.43 and III on the chape.
This type of sword was originally designed for the Prussian Artillery. In 1871 it was adopted by the other German States and used during the First World War.
German Artillery sword. The hilt is a steel stirrup type with langets on the crossguard and a rounded backstrap. The crossguard is engraved 59. The grips are black leather over wood. The curved blade
Imperial German Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a stirrup type nickel plated guard with langets and a curved backstrap. Attached to the guard is a brown leather sword knot with a
German Artillery Sword Scabbard. Curved steel scabbard with a fixed hanger ring attached to band 80 mm from the throat. The screws are missing from the throat mouth and the orignal blued finish is now
German Third Reich Army Officer's dress sword and scabbard. The hilt is a chrome plated single bar stirrup type with langets over the ricasso and backstrap with ears pinned to the black plastic wire b
German Third Reich Army Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilt/brass stirrup type with an eagle and swastika on the crossguard. The pommel is a lions head, with red glass eyes, having the ma
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
