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 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunther, Feb 06 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Cylindrical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Coat of arms, lion heads and crown | Condition1 | Very Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2015-02-14 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 99.0 | 38.98 | 82.8 | 32.60 | 84.6 | 33.31 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.10 | 4.37 | 1.69 | 0.67 | 3.24 | 1.28 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.60 | 1.81 | 0.86 | 0.34 | 2.55 | 1.00 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.76 | 0.30 | 0.98 | 0.39 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.45 | 0.18 | 0.91 | 0.36 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.20 | 0.47 | 1.54 | 0.61 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.58 | 0.23 | 1.11 | 0.44 |
| 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 | 0.60 | 1lb 5oz | -- | -- | 0.11 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Bronze | Steel | Black leather |
| Gilding | -- | Bronze | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Belgian coat of arms | Acid etching | 1 loose ring |
| Oak leaves | Floral design | Floral design | |
| Laurel leaves | Trophy of arms | Arabesque | |
| Lion heads | 5 mm ricasso | Pearl | |
| Angel | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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