Dutch Heavy Cavalry (HC) troopers sword M 1814 No.3. (JP 77. Picture 133. Fig.1.)

"Nederlands zware cavalerie manschappen sabel, Model No.3, M 1814 "/ Dutch Heavy Cavalry (HC) troopers sword M 1814, Model No.3. Excellent-straight double fullered blade with a correct clip point. The blade shows fine stains and areas of light peppering only, but no deep pitting. Right ricasso is dated: 1829 besides a Dutch inspector marking Crown over P. (= J.J. Piron) Excellent ++ brass hilt with a brass hand guard, 3 side bars and a brass pommel. Side bar is Dutch inspector marked: Crown over W. (= P.J. Wilmart) Pommel is marked: Crown over P and inside of the guard is marked: Crown over JP.(= Jan Josef Peck)  Excellent round wooden grip is covered with intact brown horse leather and an intact twisted silver wire winding. 
Very good, all steel bright finished straight scabbard with two loose hanging rings. Overall pitted, special near the drag, but no dents. Drag is stamped: JP in a diamant chape. (= Jan Josef Peck)
Length of the sword: 113,5 cm. Width at the ricasso: 3,4 cm. Weight incl. scabbard: Ca. 2.4 Kg!

Very impressive and very heavy Dutch HC troopers sword. The first production line of these swords was made in Solingen-Germany by A. Schimmelbusch and purchased in 1814 by the Dutch King William the First, prior to the battle of Waterloo in 1815 against the French Empire Napoleon Bonaparte 
From 1821 till 1830 these Dutch HC swords were made in Belgium by Hanquet in Liege. So, this 1829 dated sword in particular could be used during the Dutch/Belgian conflict of 1830 by both Dutch or Belgian troops!.
A very heavy and rare well marked Dutch HC sword, issued to Heavy Dragoons Regiments (Zware Dragonders/Kurassiers). 

This sword was part of the collection of the The Rijksmuseum of Amsterdam, The Netherlands. It was sold during an International Auction on June 15, 2020 at Het Venduehuis der Notarissen in The Haque. 

Very hard to find Dutch sword.! Very collectable even in a less perfect condition.