Dutch Cavalry officers sword M 1854 by J. F. Segers en Zoon te Breda. Eisenhau. No finger loop.(JP 79-119)

"Nederlands Cavalerie M 1854 Officierssabel"  /  Dutch M 1854 Cavalry Officer's sword. Excellent bright finished long curved blade with the Dutch retailers name and residence:. J. F. Segers en Zoon te Breda. Eisenhau ( and not the later used word: Yzerhouwer!) in one line very crisp on blade spine. Intact leather washer. Excellent bright finished steel two bar hilt with hand guard. No finger loop added!

The leather finger loop was introduced in 1854. This example was prepared for adding a finger loop, but this was never executed! Opening marks for the passage of a leather loop and for a screw hole in the guard are visible! Excellent gray ray skin grip with 9 ribs. This model never had a wire winding on the grip.
Excellent bright finished all steel scabbard with a single fixed saddle ring. There is a small single dent only, close to the scabbard drag.

Total length 99 cm. Width at the ricasso 3 cm.

A finger loop was introduced in 1854 and removed after 1870. After 1859 the scabbard loose hanging ring was replaced by a scabbard with a single fixed (saddle) ring. So, this particular sword was made around 1870 and before 1879 when a new cavalry sword model was adopted.

Beautiful Dutch cavalry officers sword and an interesting example!