Artefact
Artefact
Credit Line
Collection of Auckland Museum Tamaki Paenga Hira, 2001.25.685 Brent Mackrell Collection
Collection
Primary Maker
Place
Date
[1910-1920]
Associated 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 & NZ Light Railway : Gallipoli, Egypt, West Europe.
Associated Event
Anglo Boer War (South African) 1899-1902
WW1; 1914-1918
post-WW1
Associated Person
Associated Place
Associated Date
[1914-1920s]
Period
Signature/marks
ENGLISH (engraved)
N [broad arrow] Z / 179 (engraved)
Media
Measurement Description
sword imperial measurements (inches)
overall length: 39 in
blade length: 33 in
blade width: 1 in
.2 scabbard: 34 in
Measurement Reading
Classification
Last Update
15 May 2023
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sword & scabbard
Department HistoryAccession Date 15 Aug 2001Accession Number 2001.25.685Description British Pattern 1897 sword and scabbard used by Captain James Doran McComish, WW1, Auckland Infantry Regiment, and post-war (NZ Territorials)
British Pattern 1897 sword and scabbard used by Captain James Doran McComish, WW1, Auckland Infantry Regiment, and post-war (NZ Territorials)
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ammunition
Department HistoryAccession Date 1929Accession Number 1929.162.2Description Ammunition collected in France by Captain J D McComish, WW1
Ammunition collected in France by Captain J D McComish, WW1
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backpack, military
Department HistoryAccession Date 1929Accession Number 1929.162.1Description military backpack : made from animal hide with fur, WW1
military backpack : made from animal hide with fur, WW1
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