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Sabre (nimcha) belonging to Cornelis Tromp
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
It is not known if Tromp was presented with this sabre – nimcha in Algerian – or if he seized the weapon as booty during a confrontation with the corsairs of Algiers. The form of the hilt resembles a bird's head. Like Michiel de Ruyter's nimcha, the blade of this sabre is inscribed with a text, possibly a proverb from the Koran.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineSabel (nimcha) van Cornelis Tromp. c. 1600 - c. 1700. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
