Early Dutch Naval boarding sword M 1818 No.2 / Scheepssabel No. 2.(JP 74-3)

"Nederlands scheepssabel No.2, M 1818 "/ Dutch M 1818 Naval boarding sword No.2. Excellent++ bright finished very heavy curved fullered blade.  The left ricasso is marked with a large S. 
Excellent one piece cast brass hilt with a single hand guard and a guillon with a short ball shaped finial. Ribbed grip. Crossguard is faint marked with a Dutch inspection marking: Crown over D.  The hand guard is marked with a Dutch inspection marking: Crown over D. 

No scabbard 

The Dutch  M 1818 No.2 Naval boarding sword was a Dutch assembled M 1803 French briquet. It differs from the Dutch M 1819 infantry short sword in details. It has a curved fullered heavy blade and not a plain straight blade. There is no acorn final on the guillon. Early type, later types are less heavy.

Total length: 81 cm. Width at the ricasso: 3,6 cm

These are quite rare and hard to find.  

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