French Second Empire Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | French Second Empire | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1851-12-02 - 1870-09-04 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | -- | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | April 02 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Eagle | Condition1 | Very Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2016-04-05 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 87.9 | 34.61 | 74.0 | 29.13 | 78.0 | 30.71 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.80 | 4.25 | 1.55 | 0.61 | 2.49 | 0.98 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.10 | 2.01 | 0.76 | 0.30 | 2.30 | 0.91 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.66 | 0.26 | 1.16 | 0.46 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.41 | 0.16 | 0.94 | 0.37 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.08 | 0.43 | 1.60 | 0.63 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.60 | 0.24 | 1.17 | 0.46 |
| 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 | 0.39 | 0lb 14oz | -- | -- | 0.11 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | -- | Bronze | |
| Gilding | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Eagle | 1/3rd blued and gilt | Folliage |
| Pearls | Floral design | Flower | |
| Flowers | 9 mm ricasso | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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