Ethnographic Arms & Armour - View Single Post - Smallsword with the coat of arms and motto of the House of Orange-Nassau

ulfberth · 9th June 2025, 02:36 PM

As Jim has shown here it is based on the early 19th c French models.
One would expect this one to be older but Yours is around 1890 - 1910 and was mainly worn by people in political functions.
We see these quite often here , they are also called ' Mayor swords"
( Burgemeester degen ) .
They were worn by Mayors up untill the 1950's here are some pictures.
kind regards
Ulfberth

9th June 2025, 02:36 PM	#5
ulfberth Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 439	Dutch small sword As Jim has shown here it is based on the early 19th c French models. One would expect this one to be older but Yours is around 1890 - 1910 and was mainly worn by people in political functions. We see these quite often here , they are also called ' Mayor swords" ( Burgemeester degen ) . They were worn by Mayors up untill the 1950's here are some pictures. kind regards Ulfberth Attached Images Last edited by ulfberth; 9th June 2025 at 02:53 PM.