discuss document export feedback print share gallery-landscape xml Search hua Rapunga hou sword and scabbard human history Tukua Tirohanga API Ingoa KēBritish Pattern 1822/1845 Infantry Officers swordlevee swordKupu whakaahuaInfantry Officer's Sword, Pattern 1822 hilt with 1845 Wilkinson Blade; sharkskin grips;Pattern 1822 hilt; Pattern 1845 blade; marked with VR Cipher; hilt mounts: gilt on bronze; grip: shark skinmaker: Phillips, 20 Strand, London, EnglandWāhiLondon/EnglandWāhi HāngaiLondon/EnglandAccession Number1964.34Rā Tāpiringa1964Tohu Tuakiri KēW1739 (war)AN (temporary sword number)WāhangaHistoryWar History Uiuitia Tāpirihia ki Taku Kete scabbard W1739 Tirohia ngā pikitia Mātātuhi me ngā tuhinga Mātātuhi Mātātuhi Taonga Taonga Rārangi MihiCollection of Auckland Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira, W1739Kaiwaihanga Matua Phillips (Maker)WāhiLondon/EnglandRā[1845]Tuhipoka HāngaiBritish Pattern 1822/1845 Infantry Officers Levee sword and scabbard Notes: scabbard worn at end (indicates use and being dragged on ground) ref. Robson: fig. 124, pp 116-117 (pattern 1822); and fig. 128, page 119 (Pattern 1845) blade length and width: 32 1/2in. x 1 1/8in. blade type: pattern 1845 (Wilkinson blade) : wide deep fuller extending from within 1 1/2in. of shoulder to within 10in. of spear point; tang carried up through pommel to end in a tang button. guard: gilt brass, with sword knot slit near pommel hilt mounts: gilt brass with lions head pommel [?] grip: wood covered in fishskin and bound with brass wire. scabbard: black leather, gilt chape, band and locket with large shoe; loose ring and frog stud on locket; loose ring on band. sword weight: scabbard weight: 13oz. Notes: 1845 pattern continued until 1854Wāhi HāngaiLondon/EnglandWaitohu/māka VR CipherPāohobronze gilt/gilding (material)/metal/inorganic materialshagreen/leather/animal materialRaraunga Ine990mm825mm830mmTaumata whakarōpūSwordEdged WeaponsArmaments05 Tools & Equipment for Science & Technology swordedgedarms & armamentsWhakahounga o Mua15 May 2023 E hangaia tonutia ana te kohinga tuihono a Tāmaki Paenga Hira; tāpirihia ai ngā whakahoutanga me ngā pūkete i ia wiki. I ētahi wā, kāore anō kia whakaūhia ngā pūkete e ngā kaimahi o Te Whare Taonga, tēnā pea he hapa kei roto i ngā kōrero. Search hua Rapunga hou The gift of curiosity With unlimited free entry to all paid exhibitions, discounted event tickets and exclusive Member-only events, a Museum Membership is the gift that keeps on giving year-round. SEE OPTIONS FROM $60