Saber (nimcha) or Michiel de Ruyter Nimcha with scabbard from de Ruyter, Algerian saber or nimcha with scabbard from M. A. de Ruyter. Found: Turtle handle inlaid with mother-of-pearl and enamel. top in the form of a stylized bird's head. Silver fittings with engraved leaf motifs and birds. Front brace and guard rail made of copper with engraved decoration, the tips crown-shaped. Kling: Single, partly double-edged (jelman) with inscription. 2 channels. Sheath: Wood covered with red cloth and decorated with carved leather in which pieces of velvet with a string to close the sheath. On the s

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