Belgian Superior Officer's Smallsword : 2nd General Model
Data
| Period1 | Belgium Leopold I's reign | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1845-01-31 - 1911-09-19 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Infantry | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Senior Staff | ||
| Owner1 | |||
| Guard type1 | 3 bars | Provenance1 | Encheres Oceanes SVV |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Oct 10 2014, Lot 352 |
| Hilt type1 | Shell + collapsible shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Inverted cone | Condition1 | Bad |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Single edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 1 | Information date | 2015-01-25 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 99.6 | 39.21 | 83.7 | 32.95 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.80 | 4.65 | 2.75 | 1.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 9.30 | 3.66 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.66 | 0.65 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 2.14 | 0.84 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.46 | 0.18 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle. 1 fuller | |||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle. 1 fuller | |||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.79 | 1lb 12oz | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0lb 0oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Wood | Steel | -- |
| Copper | -- | -- | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion | Some remaining carvings | -- |
| Shield | -- | -- | |
| 6 flags | -- | -- | |
| Laurel leaves | -- | -- | |
| Oak leaves | -- | -- | |
| Torsade Brass thread (2) | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
The quality of this sword is still evident when you handle it. Though now in a bad state, it was clearly made for a wealthy officer. I would love to find one in a better state.
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