Belgian 1897 pattern Officer's Sword from Leopold II's reign
Data
| Period1 | Belgium Leopold II's reign | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1900-01-01 - 1900-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | Brussels |
| Sword type1 | Promotion sword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | -- | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | |||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 4 bars | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 0 | Provenance(detail)1 | March 7 2015 |
| Hilt type1 | Oval | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | 2 sides flat, 2 rounded | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Layered ovals | Condition1 | Very Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight, pipe back | ||
| Edge1 | Single edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2015-05-09 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 108.8 | 42.83 | 93.6 | 36.85 | 96.5 | 37.99 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 12.50 | 4.92 | 2.49 | 0.98 | 4.39 | 1.73 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 9.20 | 3.62 | 0.68 | 0.27 | 2.07 | 0.81 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.65 | 0.65 | 2.09 | 0.82 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.25 | 0.10 | 0.84 | 0.33 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.96 | 0.77 | 2.61 | 1.03 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.37 | 0.15 | 1.05 | 0.41 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Pipe back | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Pipe back | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.83 | 1lb 13oz | -- | -- | 0.41 | 0lb 14oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Horn (black) | Steel | Metal |
| Pewter ? | -- | Nickel coating | |
| -- | -- | Asymetrical shoe | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Laurel leaves | Belgian Arms | 1 loose ring |
| Floral design | Belgium Leopold II's sigil | Slot | |
| Flowers | Crown | -- | |
| Silver thread portepee | -- | -- | |
| Torsade Brass thread (2) | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | A G 1900 | ||
| Blade inscription1 | Pour le Roi et la Patrie | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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