Sword and scabbard

Production date
1850s-1860s
 Description
British cavalary sword, service in India and New Zealand events. Historic places and dates: Indian Mutiny [1857]; NZ Campaigns, Taranaki and Waikato [1860s].
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Object detail

Production date
1850s-1860s
Media/Materials
Hilt: brass; stirrup shape
Pommel: brass
Grip: shark skin and twisted wire binding
Guard: brass

Scabbard: leather: two suspension rings and brass cap and fittings
Sword: various decorative motifs on steel blade
Measurements
hilt: 142mm
blade: 815mm
scabbard: 820mm
Production place
Great Britain
Collection
Social History
Department collection type
Social History
Credit line
Collection of Waikato Museum Te Whare Taonga o Waikato
Accession number
1974/65/5.1-2

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