Dutch Home Guard officers sword M 1852 by C.GRAVELOTTE a La Haye. (JP 84-130

"Nederlands M 1852 sabel voor officieren der Schutterijen" / Dutch M 1852 Home Guard officer's sword. Excellent- bright finished fullered blade showing smal stains only. Dutch maker and retailers name in a scroll: C. Gravelotte on the right side of the blade side and his residence: a La 'Haye on the reverse side. ( = C. Gravelotte, the Hague 1815-1852) Intact red 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 brass wire winding. Berlin-Silver hand guard with a side bar.  Crossguard with forward swept guillon. 
No scabbard.  
Total length 92,5 cm. Width at the ricasso 3 cm.

A  very early M 1852 Home guard officers sword in an Excellent- condition. C. Gravelotte was not only a retailer but also a sword maker. 

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. 
The Dutch Home Guard was dissolved in 1901. This example must have been made in the first year of its introduction 1852, the year C. Gravelotte stopt his business.