Hello Stuart and thank you very much for your response. I did know what the VOC stood for and with the clip point on the blades I thought that these could be something interesting. I normally collect Philippine weapons but some times I see something that looks interesting that I know nothing about and end up buying it purely on impulse. I've ended up with some real junk doing this and was just hoping that this was not going to be the case with these.
I have seen some Dutch swords with this type of tip to the blades but not with the lion hilt. Like I said before, any and all help with these will be greatly appreciated.
Robert