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Sword and scabbard   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Sword and scabbard
Object type Classification: 72207
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English: British Pattern 1897 sword and scabbard used by Captain James Doran McComish, WW1, Auckland Infantry Regiment, and post-war (NZ Territorials) sword- George V Officers sword (pattern 1897.) blade type- straight, single fuller to each side, royal cypher and foliage pattern etched to fullers, six pointed star to one side of shoulder, brass (rivet) to centre of star with illegible mark guard- half basket, chrome, pierced foliage, royal cypher- George V with Tudor crown, knot slit near pommel hilt mounts- chromed metal, chequered grip, hemispherical pommel, spherical tang button knot- brown leather strap with plaited acorn attached to hilt grip- fish skin bound with brass wire scabbard- brown leather over wood, leather belt loop to back, silver metal to opening markings- marked at top of blade- "ENGLISH"; NZ issue marks impressed under hilt- "N (broad arrow) Z - 179."
Date (1910-1920); George V (1910 - 1936)-House of Windsor-English reign; World War 1, 1914-18-wars; (1914-1920s); 17 Jul 2001; 15 Aug 2001; post-WW1-wars
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width: 40mm
length: 155mm
length: 875mm
width: 25mm
length: 835mm
notes: max
notes: blade

notes: hilt
institution QS:P195,Q758657
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2001.25.685
Place of creation England; Gallipoli; Egypt; Transvaal; New Zealand; France
Credit line Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.685 Brent Mackrell Collection
Notes Sword and scabbard Belonged to 12-2410 Captain James Doran McComish, 1NZEF Captain James Doran McComish Served- SAWar- Orange Free State, Transvaal to 1902 - service no 4320 7NZMR WW1- 1NZEF- 12-2410 Auckland Infantry Battalion and NZ Light Railway - Gallipoli, Egypt, West Europe.
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