Japanese soldiers, Beijing, 1900.
Imperial German Model 1889 sword and scabbard. The grip is brown
bakelite held to the tang by two steel rivets and has an oval steel
pommel. The blade is a single edge, pipe back with a double edge spear
point.
The hilt has a half basket steel guard with a Chinese dragon as the cartouche badge.
The Australian War Memorial
US Marines uniform China, 1900. M1898 U. S. KRAG JORGENSEN rig.
