Columbian Ambassador's Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Colombia | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Ambassador | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Yann Baratoux |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Mai 6 2015 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Fruit | Condition1 | Extremely Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2015-11-09 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 95.1 | 37.44 | 79.1 | 31.14 | 80.0 | 31.50 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.70 | 4.61 | 1.33 | 0.52 | 2.20 | 0.87 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 3.80 | 1.50 | 0.71 | 0.28 | 2.22 | 0.87 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.59 | 0.23 | 1.13 | 0.44 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.85 | 0.33 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.88 | 0.35 | 1.24 | 0.49 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.49 | 0.19 | 0.91 | 0.36 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.39 | 0lb 14oz | -- | -- | 0.09 | 0lb 3oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | White leather |
| Bronze | -- | Bronze | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Colombian coat of arms | 1/2 blued and gilt | Floral design |
| 4 flags | Floral design | Pearls | |
| Pearl | Trophy of arms | Cross | |
| Condor | 5 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Wreath | -- | -- | |
| Raisin | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | G B Monogram | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | |||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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