The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
French Model 1845 Infantry Officer's Sword. The brass half basket single bar hilt has a pierced floral design to the outer edge of the guard and a laurel pattern on the pommel. It is stamped 152874 on the inner edge of the guard. The grip is dark brown bone and the original brass wire binding is missing. The blade has a double fuller (one thin and the other wide) for the complete length to the spear point. The back edge is engraved Manufacture nationale d'armes de Chatellerault 8bre 1915 - Adj't d'Infrie Mle 1845 and the ricasso is stamped J C within individual circles.
This type of sword would have been worn by the Adjutant of a French Infantry Regiment.
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 1883 Cavalry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a three bar half basket steel guard with a plain back strap that has the initials MB in gold near the pommel. On the inside of the
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
French Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The brass three bar hilt has a cast floral design to parts of the guard and pommel. The grip is a green brown horn bound with brass wire. The curved blade
Imperial German Model 1889 Cavalry sword. The hilt has a sheet steel guard with the heraldic eagle of Prussia as the cartouche badge and is stamped 192 on the pommel. The grip is a brown bakelite havi
Imperial German Navy Officer's sword and scabbard. The gilt brass hilt has a solid half basket guard with a crown over a fouled anchor badge on the front and a back lock clip. The backstrap and pommel
