The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Imperial German Model 1889 cavalry officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel steel guard with the heraldic eagle of Prussia as the cartouche badge and a brown bakelite grip. A black leather and silver wire sword knot is attached to the guard. The straight blade has a single fuller to each side to within 300 mm of the double edge spear point and a trade mark of a kings head and a knights head over W.K&C is stamped on the right ricasso. The blade is etched on both sides with various weapons entwined in a floral design. The nickel plated steel scabbard is rusty in parts and has a single fixed ring on a band 55 mm from the throat piece which is missing.
This type of sword would have been worn by a Prussian cavalry officer during the First World War.
Imperial German Model 1889 cavalry sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel steel guard with the heraldic eagle of Prussia as the cartouche badge and the grip is brown bakelite. A brown leather sword
Imperial German Model 1889 cavalry sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel brass guard with the heraldic eagle of Prussia as the cartouche badge and the grip is brown bakelite. A black leather and s
Imperial German Model 1889 cavalry sword and scabbard. The hilt has a steel half basket guard with the heraldic eagle of Prussia as the cartouche badge and the grip is brown bakelite held to the tang
Imperial German Model 1889 cavalry officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel steel guard with the heraldic eagle of Prussia as the cartouche badge on a hinged section and a black bakelite (c
Imperial German Model 1889 Infantry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a gilded brass D shape guard with an oak and laurel leaf design. The pommel has a bearded face on the back edge and a mono
Imperial German Model 1889 cavalry officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel brass guard with the heraldic lion and shield of Bavaria as the cartouche badge and has a brown bakelite grip. A