Cavalry Sword and scabbard

Production date
1890
Description
Cut or thrust Cavalry sword and scabbard. The blade is slightly curved with a painted khaki knuckle bow with a slot for sword knot and an acorn pommel. Scabbard is of metal painted khaki with a leather frog. Scabbard has two metal rings near the mouth.
See full details

Object Detail


Measurements
Weight: blade: 1200g (1.2kg)
Length: blade: 876mm
Length: whole: 1016mm
Width: blade: 32mm
Weight: scabbard: 1500g (1.5kg)
Current rights code
Other Id
Arms1999.8
84/86
LSB475
Accession number
1986.84.1
Marks and Inscriptions
Marks/Inscriptions: Back of blade at shoulder: crown [over] 30 [over] E; '/90
Left shoulder: '97; crown [over] 30 [over] E
Right shoulder: arrow [over] W; crown [over] 30 [over] E; X; Method: Stamped

Colours


Share

Comments

Can you add to our information about this item? Click Add Comment to share your knowledge and help enrich our collection. Have a question about this item? Please email info@canterburymuseum.com.


Be the first to comment.



To order a copy of this image please contact Canterbury Museum images@canterburymuseum.com

Unless otherwise stated, or an author is acknowledged, Canterbury Museum holds copyright to all information on Collections Online. All efforts have been made to trace copyright holders. Please contact the Museum with any queries on this matter info@canterburymuseum.com

The information on this page was created from historic documentation and may not reflect the best available knowledge about the item. If you have information or questions about the objects on this website, please contact us. Images may be subject to copyright laws and are therefore not of reproduction quality.