Belgian Rural Police Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 20th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1900-01-01 - 1920-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Administration | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Woods | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunther, June 03 2017 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Globular, flowers | Condition1 | Excellent |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2017-06-03 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 88.8 | 34.96 | 74.7 | 29.41 | 78.7 | 30.98 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.40 | 4.09 | 1.81 | 0.71 | 1.56 | 0.61 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.00 | 1.57 | 0.54 | 0.21 | 2.34 | 0.92 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.06 | 0.42 | 1.49 | 0.59 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.22 | 0.09 | 0.81 | 0.32 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.50 | 0.59 | 1.76 | 0.69 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.36 | 0.14 | 0.96 | 0.38 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Lentil | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.47 | 1lb 1oz | -- | -- | 0.08 | 0lb 3oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Brass | Nickel coating | Brass | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Flowers | Acid etching | Angel s head |
| Oak leaves | Floral design | Floral design | |
| Laurel leaves | Trophy of arms | Arabesque | |
| -- | 37 mm ricasso | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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