French Marine Inspector's Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 20th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1918-12-31 - 1940-01-01 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Marine | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Inspector | ||
| Owner1 | |||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Naturabuy |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Aug 24 2014 |
| Hilt type1 | Shell + collapsible shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Conical | Condition1 | Medium |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2015-01-25 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 91.3 | 35.94 | 76.3 | 30.04 | 77.7 | 30.59 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.30 | 4.45 | 1.75 | 0.69 | 3.46 | 1.36 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 8.40 | 3.31 | 0.66 | 0.26 | 2.29 | 0.90 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.02 | 0.40 | 1.45 | 0.57 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.32 | 0.13 | 0.88 | 0.35 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.36 | 0.54 | 2.00 | 0.79 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.49 | 0.19 | 1.11 | 0.44 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.59 | 1lb 5oz | -- | -- | 0.14 | 0lb 5oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Horn (brown) | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Bronze | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Ancre | 24 mm ricasso | 1 loose ring |
| 4 flags | -- | Symetrical shoe | |
| Laurel leaves | -- | Floral design | |
| Oak leaves | -- | Shell | |
| Shells | -- | Flowers | |
| Torsade Brass thread (2) | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | Coulaux & Co. Klingenthal France | -- |
| -- | Crowned G | -- | |
| -- | Crowned ? | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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