French Third Republic Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | French Third Republic | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1870-09-04 - 1940-07-10 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | |||
| Owner1 | |||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Rungis militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Oct 19 2014 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Globular | Condition1 | Extremely Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2015-01-26 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 92.7 | 36.50 | 77.5 | 30.51 | 91.2 | 35.91 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.00 | 4.33 | 1.70 | 0.67 | 2.34 | 0.92 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.40 | 1.73 | 0.87 | 0.34 | 2.49 | 0.98 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.67 | 0.26 | 1.09 | 0.43 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.81 | 0.32 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.97 | 0.38 | 1.64 | 0.65 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.54 | 0.21 | 1.16 | 0.46 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.45 | 0lb 16oz | -- | -- | 0.09 | 0lb 3oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | -- | Copper | |
| Gilding | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Arms of the French 3rd Republic | Acid etching | Floral design |
| Roses | Floral design | Pearls | |
| Scrolls | Trophy of arms | -- | |
| Folliage | 10 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Pearls | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
This 3rd republic smallsword is a higher-end sword, yet the symbol on the shell is fixed using a very visible nut on the reverse side of the shell. This shows, again, the lesser attention to detail typical of more recent swords.
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