Belgian Civil Servant's Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | -- | ||
| Owner1 | |||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Philippe, Feb 7 2015 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Busy | Condition1 | Excellent |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2015-03-01 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 90.7 | 35.71 | 76.0 | 29.92 | 77.0 | 30.31 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.20 | 4.41 | 1.61 | 0.63 | 2.56 | 1.01 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.00 | 1.97 | 0.70 | 0.28 | 2.47 | 0.97 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.69 | 0.27 | 1.10 | 0.43 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.92 | 0.36 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.08 | 0.43 | 1.50 | 0.59 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.56 | 0.22 | 1.08 | 0.43 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.41 | 0lb 14oz | -- | -- | 0.10 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | -- | Bronze | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion | 1/3rd blued and gilt | Flowers |
| Crown | Floral design | Arabesque | |
| Crossed scepters | Trophy of arms | Womans s bust | |
| Flowers | -- | Purple felt | |
| Medal | -- | -- | |
| Angel s heads | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
This is a very well finished sword, typical of those worn during the second half of the 19th century by ministers and noblemen such as the Belgian Baron Paul de Favereau
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