Dutch Home Guard officers sword M 1852 by M. PAUWELS & Co. ROTTERDAM-AMSTERDAM.(JP 84-130
"Nederlands M 1852 sabel voor officieren der Schutterijen" / Dutch Home Guard officer's sword M 1852. Excellent bright finished fullered blade. Dutch retailers name, residence and the Dutch proof mark: M. PAUWELS & Co.- ROTTERDAM - AMSTERDAM - YSERHOUWER in one single scroll on the right blade side. Intact red felt washer.
Beautiful detachable M 1852 Berlin-Silver hilt with a cast Berlin-Silver pommel and a one piece brown horn grip with an intact twisted silver wire winding. Berlin-Silver hand guard with a side bar. Crossguard with forward swept guillon.
Excellent Berlin-Silver scabbard with two loose hanging rings and a very few not very serious indentations/user spurs only.
Total length 95 cm. Width at the ricasso 2,9 cm.
The concept for this Dutch M 1852 model was doubtless the Russian M 1826 Infantry officers sword!
This Home Guard officers model differs from the M 1852 infantry officers sword in its finish only. The hilt of the M 1852 Home Guard model is always in Berlin-Silver, the Infantry model is finished in brass.
A beautiful and early M 1852 Home guard officers sword in an Excellent++ condition. The Dutch Home Guard was dissolved in 1901.This example must have been made before 1888, the year the second ring officially was removed.
