French Marine Officer's Smallsword
Data
| Period2 | French July Monarchy (Louis-Philippe) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date2 | 1837-01-01 - 1848-02-24 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Marine | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | French Military | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Leclere Encheres |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Lot 281, Feb 19 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Shell + collapsible shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Inverted cone | Condition1 | Very Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2016-04-05 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 J.Lhoste EPeF |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 96.5 | 37.99 | 81.2 | 31.97 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.20 | 4.41 | 2.01 | 0.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 8.30 | 3.27 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.09 | 0.43 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.23 | 0.09 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.51 | 0.59 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | |||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | |||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.66 | 1lb 7oz | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0lb 0oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | -- |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | -- | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Crowned anchor | Acid etching | -- |
| 4 flags | Floral design | -- | |
| Oak leaves | Trophy of arms | -- | |
| Laurel leaves | Tulip | -- | |
| Shells | Stars | -- | |
| Torsade Brass thread (2+2) | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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