Belgian Civil Servant's Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1880-01-01 - 1899-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | -- | ||
| Owner1 | |||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Lhomme Auction House, Liege, Belgium |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Aug 21 2014, Lot 216 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Busy | Condition1 | Very Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2014-12-06 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 95.2 | 37.48 | 77.5 | 30.51 | 79.8 | 31.42 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.28 | 4.44 | 1.58 | 0.62 | 2.54 | 1.00 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.67 | 1.84 | 0.58 | 0.23 | 2.14 | 0.84 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.43 | 0.56 | 2.05 | 0.81 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.36 | 0.14 | 1.32 | 0.52 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.22 | 0.48 | 1.50 | 0.59 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.90 | 0.35 |
| 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 | 0.49 | 1lb 1oz | -- | -- | 0.11 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Copper | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion | Acid etching | Scrolls |
| Crown | Floral design | Leaves | |
| Crossed scepters | 27 mm ricasso | Shell | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Medal | -- | -- | |
| Burgundy cross | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | L'union fait la force | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
These swords have a screw-on tang button, and blades can easily be, and often have been, replaced.
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