Identifier
2011-05-0143-01
Title
Colonial Infantry Officer's Sword, 1845 pattern.
Type
Weapon Sword
Description
Sword was carried by infantry officers in both the Crimean and Boer wars. The hilt has a Gothic design, which also bears Queen Victoria's royal cipher 'VR', Victoria Regina. It was eventually replaced by the 1897 pattern, which offered a better hand guard.
Coverage
Medium
Metal Shagreen
Format
992 x 95 mm
Provenance
Presumebly pre-WWI style based on 1950's inventory officers pattern on blade. Potentially a replica based on 'G.R Martin Flinders Lane Melbourne' inscription
Audience
Case 1