Degen with silver hilt, Sierdegen. The silver hilt has beaded decorations, the hilt knob is egg-shaped and divided into two planes, just like the handle, the pear block is adorned on both sides with two hollow panels between the beaded decoration, the fist guard is hooked into the hilt knob and disappears into the guard block from which the short guard rod also springs, just like two short finger guards that touch the bump plate, the baffle plate is decorated in the same way as the rest, but not adorned with lace work in between and at the bottom, but stamped with the Amsterdam city hallmark
Degen with silver hilt, Sierdegen. The silver hilt has beaded decorations, the hilt knob is egg-shaped and divided into two planes, just like the handle, the pear block is adorned on both sides with two hollow panels between the beaded decoration, the fist guard is hooked into the hilt knob and disappears into the guard block from which the short guard rod also springs, just like two short finger guards that touch the bump plate, the baffle plate is decorated in the same way as the rest, but not adorned with lace work in between and at the bottom, but stamped with the Amsterdam city hallmark and the initials of the silversmith. The blade has a concave triangular cross section and is linearly etched on both sides, gilded against a blued background, with the address of the swordsman and symmetrical leaves with a wreath on the outside, and partly asymmetrical leaves on the carrying side that bear the text L ' HONEUR ME FAIT SERVIR frames, the words in gilded panels, and an image of a man dressed in 18th century fashion with a drawn decorative dough, Amsterdam, Abraham du Cellieé, c. 1775, gevest, kling, gilding, l cm l cm × w mm
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