French Cut Steel Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 18th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author s collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Hotel des ventes du Tarn |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Lot 49, October 10, 2019 |
| Hilt type1 | Oval | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Urn and ball | Condition1 | Very Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2019-12-20 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 101.0 | 39.76 | 84.1 | 33.11 | 85.1 | 33.50 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.00 | 3.94 | 1.83 | 0.72 | 2.50 | 0.98 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 7.00 | 2.76 | 0.90 | 0.35 | 1.72 | 0.68 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.60 | 0.24 | 0.81 | 0.32 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.69 | 0.27 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.02 | 0.40 | 1.30 | 0.51 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.62 | 0.24 | 0.98 | 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 | 0.57 | 1lb 4oz | -- | -- | 0.04 | 0lb 1oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Steel | Steel | Cream lizard skin |
| -- | -- | Wood | |
| -- | -- | Steel | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Sheet metal | 2 mm ricasso | 2 loose rings |
| Steel diamonds | -- | Grooves | |
| Pierced shell | -- | -- | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Collets | -- | -- | |
| Red felt washer | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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