• Title
  Sword said to have belonged to Gregory Blaxland
• Call number
  LR 81
  
• Level of description
  fonds
• Date
  
  approximately 1788
• Type of material
  Graphic Materials, Objects
• Reference code
  404102
• Issue Copy
  Digitised
• Physical Description
  1 sword - steel, wood. - Overall length 84 cm; blade 70.7 cm; shoulder width 2.8 cm tapering to point
  
• Scope and Content
  British 1788 Pattern light cavalry officer's sword, said to have belonged to Gregory Blaxland.
  
  The sword has a timber grip, steel guard and backpiece. The blade is embossed with geometric designs on both sides. A maker's mark is partially visible on the shoulder of the blade.
• Access Conditions
  
  Access via appointment
• Copying Conditions
  Out of copyright
• Description source
  
  References:
  Dellar, R. The British Cavalry sword 1788-1912: some new perspectives Richard Dellar, 2013, pp. 9-16.
  Robson, B. Swords of the British Army: the regulation patterns 1788-1914, rev. ed., National Army Museum, 1996, pp. 74-75.
• General note
  
  This sword was presented to the Library by a descendant of Gregory Blaxland. The donor's father, Arthur John Trevellyn Hays (known as Jack), had custody of the sword, and always referred to it as the Blaxland sword. It passed to him through his grand-mother, Jane Hays (nee Blaxland), who was a daughter of Gregory Blaxland and who lived with Jack Hays parent's property after she was widowed.
  
  The surveyor's compass, presented to the Library in 1997, came from the same family line, but was held by the donor's uncle, Norman Hays
  
  The sword does appear to date from the late eighteenth - early nineteenth century.
  In it's original state, the engravings on the sword would have been embellished in gold wire inlay.
  Digital order no:Album ID : 932057
• Name
  Blaxland family
  Blaxland, Gregory, 1778-1853
  
• Topic
  sabres
  swords
  
• Exhibited in
  
  Landmarks: People and Places across Australia - National Museum of Australia (10 May, 2011 - 10 May, 2014)
• Open Rosetta viewer
  IE3148298

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