The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Spanish cavalry or mounted police sabre and scabbard. The hilt has a light sheet steel half basket guard with checkered black leather grips held to the tang with two rivets. The plain single edged curved blade is marked on the ricasso FABRICA DE TOLEDO 1905. The steel scabbard has a single loose ring on a band 80 mm from the throat. It appears that this sword has been in a fire. The metal scabbard and hilt are badly rusted and the left grip is missing a large section.
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East Timorese Native sword with a wooden grip in the form of an animal hoof. The single edged plain blade is slightly curved and very rusty. Collected from Dilli in East Timor and was a gift from th
East Timorese Sword. The hilt is bone in the shape of an animals hoof and has a copper ferrule and a small sheet steel crossguard. The curved, single edged blade is of a traditional design with a full
Turkish Cavalry Trooper's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt is a sheet steel guard with turned edges and is pierced with a crescent moon and star. The grips are dark brown checkered bakelite held to the ta
British Pattern 1899 Cavalry Trooper's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a sheet steel guard, stamped NSWG C 1390 01, with a re-inforced inner edge. The grips are black checkered compressed leather fit
Turkish Cavalry Trooper's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt is a sheet steel guard with turned edges and is pierced with a crescent moon and star. The grips are dark brown checkered bakelite held to the ta
Turkish Cavalry Trooper's Sword and Scabbard. The hilt is a sheet steel guard with turned edges and is pierced with a crescent moon and star. The grips are dark brown checkered bakelite held to the ta
Japanese sword and scabbard. The hilt has a small sheet steel D shape guard with a checkered steel back strap and plain pommel. The guard is stamped with the triple interlocked rings symbol of the Koi
French Model 1822 Light Cavalry sabre and scabbard. The hilt has a triple bar brass guard stamped 94 and a plain brass pommel. The grip is leather bound with brass wire. The curved blade has a wide fu