Ponjaard, guard rod ending in hands, Ponjaard or heart catcher. The cruciform hilt is studded with gilt brass, the ebony handle has the shape of a handle, the hilt bud ends in a long grip ring and is decorated with radiating lines, engraved crucifixes and embossed acanthus leaves, the grip is grooved crosswise, beneath it is a band with overlapping circles in relief, the rectangular pear block is engraved with cross flowers and ends in a straight pear bar with arms in the form of extended hands with a wreath around the wrist and on one side a ring around the index finger from which a chain as a fist brace to a brass ring soldered to the hilt knob runs. The one-sided blade with a curve is hollow sanded and has a narrow groove à la Montmorency, with cut-off point, etched with an arrow on the back and an oval panel on both sides with the address of the swordsman framed by wickerwork with a hussar on horseback waving a saber with the word vivat on the carrying side, and hussar on the outside., Jacobus Coenraads (Senior), Amsterdam, c. 1810 - c. 1830, brass (alloy), gilding (material), ebony (wood), etching, l 68.9 cm w 12 cm × h 2 cm l 55.3 cm × w 1.55 cm

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