Belgian Superior Officer's Smallsword : 2nd General Model
Data
| Period1 | Belgium Leopold I's reign | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1845-01-31 - 1911-09-19 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | -- | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Belgian Military | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunther, Feb 06 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Shell + collapsible shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Folliage | Condition1 | Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2015-02-14 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 96.9 | 38.15 | 80.7 | 31.77 | 81.7 | 32.17 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.70 | 4.61 | 2.15 | 0.85 | 3.12 | 1.23 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 8.10 | 3.19 | 0.71 | 0.28 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.43 | 0.56 | 1.88 | 0.74 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.28 | 0.11 | 0.98 | 0.39 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.81 | 0.71 | 2.25 | 0.89 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.41 | 0.16 | 1.16 | 0.46 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.75 | 1lb 10oz | -- | -- | 0.16 | 0lb 6oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Horn (brown) | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Bronze | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Flowers | Floral design | Floral design |
| Folliage | Trophy of arms with canon | -- | |
| Lion and Shield | 18 mm ricasso | -- | |
| 6 flags | -- | -- | |
| Laurel leaves | -- | -- | |
| Oak leaves | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | L for Leopold | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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