The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
British Household Cavalry Officer dress sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated steel guard with a crown over HC cypher, stud decorations and checkered pommel in gild brass. The grip is wood covered with fishskin and bound with german silver wire. Attached to the guard is a white buff leather inner pad and a brown leather sword knot. The straight blade is etched for three fifths of the length of the single fuller with a floral design incorporating the GVR Royal cypher on the right and the Household Cavalry cypher along with the regimental battle honours on the left. The ricasso has the Royal Coat of Arms with By Appointment WILKINSON SWORD Co Ltd LONDON and the back edge has MADE IN ENGLAND 61365. The nickel plated steel scabbard has a single loose hanger ring on a gilt brass band 2.5 inches from the throat and a thin drag shoe at the chape. There is a small dent to the scabbard ten inches from the end.
This sword is part of the dress uniform of Field Marshal Lord Birdwood when he was honorary Colonel of the Royal Horse Guards.
British Pattern 1912 Cavalry Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a nickel plated steel bowl guard decorated on the outside with a scroll design and has a sword knot slot near the pommel. It is
Pattern 1822 Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a a nickel plated three bar guard and backstrap. The fishskin grip is bound with silver wire and there is a brown leather sword knot a
British Pattern 1892 Medical Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a brass half basket 'gothic' style guard having a GVR cartouche badge and checkered back strap with a wire bound fishskin grip.
Pattern 1892 infantry officers sword with a gilded brass 'gothic' style guard with the cypher of GVR. The grip is fishskin and is missing the brass wire binding. The blade is numbered 6775 and has etc
British Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. Nickel plated steel three bar hilt and back strap with a silver wire bound fishskin grip. A brown leather sword knot is attached to the slot on the hilt
British Pattern 1897 Infantry Officer Sword. The hilt has a three quarter 'scroll' pattern pierced sheet steel guard with the GRI Royal cypher and a wire bound fishskin grip. The straight blade is pla
