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Saber with scabbard of the Gardes d'Honneur (First Empire 1813)
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Saber with scabbard of the Gardes d'Honneur (First Empire 1813)

Johann Schimmelbusch · c. 1811 - c. 1814 · etching; gild; blauwen; ebony (wood); copper (metal); gilding (material); horn (animal material)

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Saber of a Garde d'Honneur with a brass hilt. Rectangular curved guard. Parrying bar bent downwards. Two rhomboid side bars. Openwork cap with flattened oval knob. Grip of ebony. Engraved with traces of blueing and gilding. On the blade is 'I.S.B.'. The scabbard is of brass and has two loose rings without bands. Worn by Mr. Hannema as a Garde d'Honneur shortly after 1800.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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sabreGroningen (stad)
Credit lineSabel met schede van de Gardes d'Honneur (1e Keizerrijk 1813). c. 1811 - c. 1814. Johann Schimmelbusch. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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