The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
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 fullered blade.
Collected from Dilli in East Timor and was a gift from the prison police superintendent.
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
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 cur
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
Arabian shamshir sword. The hilt has a straight brass crossguard with round button ends and double pointed langets. The grips are bone rivetted to the tang with a brass wire bound collar and the pomme
Persian shamshir sword and scabbard. The hilt has a straight steel crossguard with round button ends and pointed double langets. The grips are brass and silver studded bone rivetted to the tang with s
Persian shamshir sword and scabbard. The hilt has a straight steel crossguard with round button ends and pointed langets. The grips are bone rivetted to the tang and the pommel is a curved L shape des
German Third Reich Army Officer's sword. The hilt is a brass P shape stirrup type with an eagle and swastika on the crossguard. The back strap and pommel is of a laurel and oak leaf design. The grip i
North African Nimcha sword and scabbard. The hilt has double downward quillons from the crossguard and a single bar over the knuckle that is not attached to the pommel. The wooden grip with an L shape
