Honorable with sheath awarded to captain of the infantry H.E. Schoggers at Simpang Olim on November 14, 1876 for showing bravery, Saber in sheath. Fire-gilt copper hilt, lion-shaped knob, openwork side bar with laurel wreath and missing ornament: see holes. Wooden ribbed handle wrapped with braided copper wire. Iron curved blade, one-sided with trenches, both sides etched with remnants of fire gilt and probably blued. Signed on one side: Yzerhouwer, above it the Rijkswapen. 'King Willem III ' 'for bravery.'
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Honorable, sheath awarded, captain, infantry H.E, Schoggers, Simpang Olim, November 14, 1876, showing bravery, Saber, sheath, Fire-gilt copper hilt, lion-shaped knob, openwork side bar, laurel wreath, missing ornament, see holes, Wooden ribbed handle wrapped, braided copper wire, Iron curved blade, one-sided, trenches, sides etched, remnants, fire gilt, blued, Signed, side, Yzerhouwer, Rijkswapen, King Willem III, ' bravery '
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