Belgian 1889 pattern Officer's Sword
Data
| Period1 | 20th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1900-01-01 - 1999-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Promotion sword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | -- | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Belgian Military School (ERM/KMS) | ||
| Owner1 | |||
| Guard type1 | 4 bars | Provenance1 | C. Chatelion |
| Quillions1 | 0 | Provenance(detail)1 | May 20 2014 |
| Hilt type1 | Oval | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Ergonomical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Folliage | Condition1 | Fair |
| Blade type1 | Straight, pipe back | ||
| Edge1 | Single edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2015-01-25 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 102.4 | 40.31 | 87.0 | 34.25 | 89.8 | 35.35 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.90 | 4.69 | 2.49 | 0.98 | 4.44 | 1.75 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 9.30 | 3.66 | 0.62 | 0.24 | 2.26 | 0.89 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.60 | 0.63 | 2.14 | 0.84 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.20 | 0.08 | 1.03 | 0.41 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 2.15 | 0.85 | 2.59 | 1.02 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.41 | 0.16 | 1.31 | 0.52 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Lentille | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Pipe back | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.75 | 1lb 10oz | -- | -- | 0.39 | 0lb 14oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Horn (brown) | Steel | Metal |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Nickel coating | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Folliage | Acid etching | 1 loose ring |
| Flowers | Floral design | Asymetrical shoe | |
| Torsade copper thread (2) | Winged lions (2) | 2 screws | |
| Brown leather portepee | -- | Brown leather fittings | |
| Leather cushion | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | Pour le Roi et la Patrie | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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