Spanish Civil Servant's Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1833-09-29 - 1899-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Spain | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | -- | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Ciney militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | October 25 2015 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Busy | Condition1 | Good |
| 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 | 95.9 | 37.76 | 79.7 | 31.38 | 82.0 | 32.28 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.40 | 4.49 | 1.63 | 0.64 | 2.58 | 1.02 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.70 | 1.85 | 0.56 | 0.22 | 2.10 | 0.83 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.96 | 0.38 | 1.51 | 0.59 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.23 | 0.09 | 0.95 | 0.37 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.33 | 0.52 | 1.58 | 0.62 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.99 | 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 | 0.55 | 1lb 3oz | -- | -- | 0.10 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Bronze | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Coat of arms of Spain | Acid etching | Floral design |
| Crown | Floral design | -- | |
| Flowers | Trophy of arms | -- | |
| Angel heads | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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