Belgian Court Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 20th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1922-01-01 - 1958-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author s collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunther, July 02 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Crown | Condition1 | Very good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2016-07-02 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 96.0 | 37.80 | 80.6 | 31.73 | 82.4 | 32.44 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 12.60 | 4.96 | 1.56 | 0.61 | 2.19 | 0.86 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.80 | 1.89 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 2.17 | 0.85 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.08 | 0.43 | 1.36 | 0.54 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.89 | 0.35 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.31 | 0.52 | 1.68 | 0.66 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.38 | 0.15 | 0.93 | 0.37 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.55 | 1lb 3oz | -- | -- | 0.11 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Bronze | |
| Gilding | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Woman | Acid etching | Diamonds |
| 2 warriors | Floral design | Pearl | |
| Reclining warrior | 30 mm ricasso | Scrolls | |
| Flowers | -- | 2 screws | |
| Fruits | -- | -- | |
| Lion s head | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | ||
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | Jules Fonson Bruxelles | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
The same maiden and warriors/satyrs theme can be seen on page 494/5/6 of John Thillmann's book 'Civil War Army Swords'.
These presentation swords can be dated to 1861/65.
This shows either the reuse of an existing theme or, more probably, the association of an older guard to a 1920's blade.
These presentation swords can be dated to 1861/65.
This shows either the reuse of an existing theme or, more probably, the association of an older guard to a 1920's blade.
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