Catalogue of articles contained in the Museum of Military Surgery attached to the Army Medical School at Netley.

  • Army Medical School (Great Britain). Museum of Military Surgery.
Date:
1867
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Credit: Catalogue of articles contained in the Museum of Military Surgery attached to the Army Medical School at Netley. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    84. Sword bayonet; in present use by gunners of the Royal Artil- lery.—W.O. 85. One pair of fencing foils. 91. Long, straight, one-edged native trooper’s sword; pointed at the extremity, with iron handle. From India.—F.P. Presented by Assistant-Surgeon Dr. Mapleton, 40th Regiment. 92. Long curved broadsword, with iron handle, cutting edge, and sharp point; scabbard made of wood, covered with leather. Probably a Sikh sword.—F.P. 93. Long, straight, two-edged Scottish Highland sword (claymore); open iron handle, scabbard of plain leather. Found near the field of Culloden. Three grooves exist in the middle of the blade on both sides near its handle. The middle groove bears the name of “Andrea Ferrara/’ on the other two grooves are three Ws, or Ms, on each. Presented by Duncan Forbes, Esq., of Culloden.—F.P. 94. Cavalry sword (old pattern).— W.O. 95. Cavalry sword (pattern 1853).—W.O. 96. Staff sergeant’s sword (Infantry).— W.O. 97a. Drummer’s sword (Infantry).— W.O. 97b. Drummer’s sword, with scabbard (Infantry).—W.O. 100. Coastguard sword.— W.O. 101. Japanese sword; the blade having an edge of very hard steel welded to it. Purchased in 1862, at Yeddo, by Mr. Birch, now an assistant- surgeon in H.M. Indian Forces, and presented by him, in 1866, to the Military Surgery Museum. (3.) Iron Battle-axes, Halberds, fyc. 121. Caffre battle-axe, with iron blade. The blade is directly inserted into the rounded head of the stem or handle. Stem straight.—F.P. 122. Caffre battle-axe, with iron crescent-shaped blade. The blade inserted into the rounded head of the stem by an intervening neck. Stem straight—F.P. 123. Caffre battle-axe, similar to the preceding, but with the stem curved.—F.P. 124. Caffre battle-axe, similar to the preceding, but more highly finished. —F.P. 125. Sergeant’s halberd. British Service. Date unknown.—F.P.