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  1. Arabian Scimitar Sword

    Technology

    Arabian scimitar sword. The hilt has a straight crossguard with round flat ends and double langets. A band of reinforcing wire is soldered over the lower part of the grip and top langets to form a fer...

    REL/10204

  2. Arisaka Type 30 Scabbard

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    Maker: Nagoya Army Ordnance Factory

    Arisaka Type 30 Scabbard. Construction is all steel, tapering at the tip to a small finial with a rectangular frog loop on a band near the throat. The metal parts on the scabbard are blued.

    RELAWM24977.002

  3. Bayonet, Pattern 1907, No. 1 Mark I. with Scabbard Mark II.

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    Pattern 07 Bayonet & Scabbard. The blade is stamped MA 07 with 8 43 and the pommel D/99262. Wood grips marked SLAZ 52 are secured by two steel screw bolts. The steel mounted brown leather scabbard is ...

    REL/05009.007

  4. Bayonet scabbard : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles

    Technology

    Maker: Hepburn Gale and Ross Limited

    Pattern 1907 leather bayonet scabbard with corroded fragments of the locket adhered to the top. The bottom of the scabbard is broken, and the chape is missing. The leather is impressed with the maker'...

    REL44975.002

  5. Bayonet scabbard : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Pattern 1907 leather bayonet scabbard, missing locket and chape. A corroded metal fragment is present possibly the remains of the chape.

    REL44975.001

  6. Bayonet scabbard : Pheasant Wood mass grave, Fromelles

    Technology

    Maker: Unknown

    Pattern 1907 leather bayonet scabbard, missing locket and chape. A corroded metal fragment is present either from the locket or chape.

    REL44975.028

  7. Belgian M1916 Bayonet and Scabbard

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    Belgian M1916 Bayonet and Scabbard. The hilt has a straight crossguard without a quillon, plain wood grips held to the tang by two screw bolts and a pommel that has a mortice slot and button cross bol...

    RELAWM04518.007

  8. Braendlin Albini Socket Bayonet and Scabbard

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    Maker: Unknown

    Braendlin Albini Socket Bayonet and Scabbard. The polished triangular blade is fullered on all three sides and has a barrel socket that has a zig-zag slot and locking ring. It is blued and stamped 101...

    REL/19096

  9. British Constabulary and Prison Warder's sidearm and scabbard

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    British Constabulary and Prison Warder's sidearm and scabbard. The brass hilt is a D shape stirrup type guard with a ribbed fishskin grip. There is a spring catch on the inner side of the cross guard ...

    RELAWM19040

  10. British Household Cavalry Officer Dress Sword and Scabbard : Field Marshal Lord Birdwood, Royal Horse Guards

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    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 ...

    RELAWM15260.001

  11. British Pattern 1822 Artillery Officers Sword and Scabbard

    Technology

    Pattern 1822 Artillery Officers Sword and Scabbard. Steel three bar hilt and back strap with a wire bound fishskin grip. The slightly curved blade has a single fuller to each side to within eleven inc...

    REL/07011

  12. British Pattern 1822 Artillery Officers Sword and Scabbard : British Volunteer Artillery

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    Pattern 1822 Volunteer Artillery Officers Sword and Scabbard. Steel three bar hilt and back strap with a wire bound fishskin grip. A brown woven leather sword knot is attached to the slot on the hilt ...

    REL/01196

  13. British Pattern 1822 Artillery Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Colonel J M Antill, Royal Australian Artillery

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    British Pattern 1822 Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a polished steel three bar guard and backstrap. The fishskin grip is bound with silver wire and has been painted silver. The b...

    REL/02913

  14. British Pattern 1822 Artillery Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Field Marshal Lord Birdwood

    Technology

    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...

    RELAWM15261

  15. British Pattern 1822 Artillery Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Lieutenant C C Worner, 3 Australian Light Horse Regiment, AIF

    Technology

    Pattern 1822 Artillery Officer's sword and scabbard. Steel three bar hilt and back strap with a wire bound fishskin grip. The slightly curved blade has a single fuller to each side to within eleven in...

    RELAWM16361.001

  16. British Pattern 1912 Cavalry Officer's Sword and Scabbard : Lieutenant J H Nott, 4 Light Horse Regiment, AIF

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    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 ...

    REL/04218

  17. British Pattern 1822 Cavalry Sword and Scabbard : Sergeant A. J. Watts, Victorian Mounted Rifles

    Technology

    Pattern 1822 Cavalry sword and scabbard. Steel three bar hilt and back strap with a brass wire bound fishskin grip. A white leather sword knot is attached to the guard. The slightly curved blade has a...

    REL/09366

  18. British Pattern 1885 Cavalry Trooper's Sword and Scabbard : New South Wales Cavalry

    Technology

    British Pattern 1885 Cavalry Trooper's sword & scabbard. The hilt has a sheet steel bowl guard with rolled edges and a cut out Maltese Cross design. It is stamped on the outside NSWC over 380. The gri...

    REL/16499

  19. British Pattern 1899 Cavalry Trooper's Sword and Scabbard : New South Wales Cavalry

    Technology

    British Pattern 1899 Cavalry Trooper's sword and scabbard. The hilt has a sheet steel guard, stamped NSWG C 1390 01, with a re-inforced inner edge. The grips are black checkered compressed leather fit...

    REL/13829

  20. British Pattern 1853 Cavalry Troopers Sword and Scabbard : Trooper J Barker, Goolwa Cavalry

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    British Pattern 1853 Cavalry Troopers sword and scabbard. It has a three bar steel hilt and the grips are compressed black checkered leather rivetted to the tang. A silver plate is attached to the rig...

    REL/16629

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