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 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Monsantic |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | September 23 2015 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Busy | Condition1 | Bad |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2015-11-09 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 97.8 | 38.50 | 83.5 | 32.87 | 84.6 | 33.31 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.80 | 4.25 | 1.57 | 0.62 | 2.67 | 1.05 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.00 | 1.57 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 2.20 | 0.87 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.89 | 0.35 | 1.71 | 0.67 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.17 | 0.07 | 1.17 | 0.46 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.34 | 0.53 | 1.78 | 0.70 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.31 | 0.12 | 1.00 | 0.39 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.47 | 1lb 1oz | -- | -- | 0.13 | 0lb 5oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Bronze | |
| Gilding | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion | Acid etching | Pearl |
| Crown | Floral design | -- | |
| Crossed scepters | 25 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Medal | -- | -- | |
| Angel's heads | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | H | -- |
| -- | S | -- | |
| -- | Dagger | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | |||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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