The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
Turkish Shamshir sword and scabbard. The hilt is a straight silver engraved crossguard with double langets and engraved silver strap around the tang. The wooden grips are rivetted to the tang and has a pronounced bulbous curved pommel. The plain curved blade has a double edged clipped back point. The scabbard is leather covered wood and has ornate arabesque embossed silver fittings. There are two loose hanger rings on silver bands.
This sword was handed over to Staff Captain (Major) Ernest Alfred Knight Hudson of the Australian Light Horse Brigade at the surrender of Turkish Troops in Palestine during the latter part of the First World War.
Libyan Scimitar sword and scabbard. The hilt is a straight brass engraved crossguard with double langets and engraved brass strap around the tang. The bone grips are rivetted to the tang and has a pro
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
Arabian shamshir sword and scabbard. The hilt has a straight steel crossguard with round button ends and double langets. The grips are steel rivetted to the tang and the pommel is a curved bulbous des
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
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
Turkish Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt is a steel three bar half basket with the outer bar missing and an outward raised section for the thumb. The curved back strap pommel is plain brass and
