French African Army Sword
Data
| Period1 | French Third Republic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1882-01-01 - 1960-01-01 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Colonial infantry officer's sword model | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Infantry | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | African army | ||
| Owner1 | |||
| Guard type1 | 4 bars | Provenance1 | Naturabuy |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Jul 5 2014 |
| Hilt type1 | Oval | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Ergonomical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Condition1 | Good | |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2015-01-25 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 94.3 | 37.13 | 81.0 | 31.89 | 89.5 | 35.24 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 13.20 | 5.20 | 2.60 | 1.02 | 4.58 | 1.80 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 9.10 | 3.58 | 0.86 | 0.34 | 1.96 | 0.77 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.28 | 0.50 | 2.13 | 0.84 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.39 | 0.15 | 1.02 | 0.40 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 2.09 | 0.82 | 2.76 | 1.09 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.63 | 0.25 | 1.44 | 0.57 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond. two grooves | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.73 | 1lb 10oz | -- | -- | 0.46 | 1lb 0oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Horn (brown) | Steel | Metal |
| Iron ? | Nickel coating | Nickel coating | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Relief | 11 mm ricasso | 2 loose rings |
| Torsade copper thread (2) | -- | Symetrical shoe | |
| -- | -- | 1 screw | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | Crowned B | C&G F |
| -- | Crowned D | Z ? | |
| -- | ? | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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