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British Cut Steel Smallsword


Data

Period1 19th Century
Min/Max date1 1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31 Location(cntry)1 Belgium
Origin1 Britain Location(detail)1 ex author s collection
Sword type1 Smallsword Displayed at1 --
Corps1 Civilian Reference1 --
Outfit1 Court
Owner1 Author
Guard type1 1 bar Provenance1 Holt s Auctioneers
Quillions1 1 Provenance(detail)1 Dec 14 2017
Hilt type1 Single shell Original owner1 --
Grip form1 Elliptical
Pommmel type1 Urn and ball Condition1 Good
Blade type1 Straight
Edge1 Triple edged
Fuller1 3 Information date 2018-02-05
Information source 1 Author 2 Source
Sword Blade Scabbard
Max length(cm/In)1 96.4 37.95 78.8 31.02 80.2 31.57
Max width(cm/In)1 10.10 3.98 1.40 0.55 2.19 0.86
Max thickness(cm/In)1 4.90 1.93 0.75 0.30 2.57 1.01
Curvature(cm/In)1 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 0.65 0.26 1.08 0.43
Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 0.42 0.17 0.86 0.34
Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 1.01 0.40 1.46 0.57
Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 0.54 0.21 1.00 0.39
Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- Hollow triangle Rounded triangle
Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- Hollow triangle Rounded triangle
Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 0.52 1lb 2oz -- -- 0.12 0lb 4oz
Information source 1 Author
Hilt Blade Scabbard
Materials1 Steel Steel Black leather
-- -- Steel
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Features1 Sheet metal Acid etching Grooves
Steel diamonds Floral design Flower frog button
Strings of beads Flags --
Turned ferrules Cartouche --
Grooves 24 mm ricasso --
Yellow felt washer -- --
Marks1 24 -- --
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Hilt inscription1 --
Blade inscription1 --
Scabbard inscription1 --
Information source 1 Author

Pictures

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