The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
French light cavalry trooper's sword. The brass hilt is a D shape stirrup type stamped 6444 (crossed out) and 2228 right side and 1175 with three inspector's marks on the left. The grip is leather and at one stage would have been bound with brass wire. The curved blade has a wide single fuller to both sides and has rust patches. The back edge has a French inscription including Chatellerault Avril 1837.
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French light cavalry trooper's sword. The brass hilt is a D shape stirrup type stamped 1728 (crossed out) and 1192 with three inspection marks. The grip is leather bound with brass wire. The curved bl
French Model 1822 Light Cavalry sabre and scabbard. The hilt has a triple bar brass guard stamped 21222 and a plain brass pommel. The grip is leather bound with brass wire. A black sword knot is attac
Italian Cavalry Trooper's Sword. The hilt has a heavy sheet steel guard with a tear drop cutout and a raised section for the thumb. The grip appears to be a hard rubber compound and the back strap is
French Heavy Cavalry Dragoon sword and scabbard. The hilt has a three bar brass guard stamped 1456 and a plain brass pommel. The grip is missing the leather cover and the brass binding wire. The strai
French Model 1822 Light Cavalry sabre and scabbard. The hilt has a triple bar brass guard stamped 720 (crossed out) with 722 and a plain brass pommel. The grip is leather bound with brass wire that is
Soviet Pattern 1881 Dragoon Trooper's sword. The hilt has a brass D shape guard stamped A on the right and 1914 under some cyrillic letters on the left and has a hole in the quillon end. The wooden gr
