French Poudre et Salpetre Smallsword
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| 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 | Poudre & Salpetre | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | French Military | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunther, April 02 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Bee | 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 | 90.6 | 35.67 | 76.1 | 29.96 | 76.9 | 30.28 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 9.70 | 3.82 | 1.85 | 0.73 | 2.33 | 0.92 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 3.90 | 1.54 | 0.89 | 0.35 | 2.39 | 0.94 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.65 | 0.26 | 1.07 | 0.42 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.92 | 0.36 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.16 | 0.46 | 1.57 | 0.62 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.60 | 0.24 | 1.15 | 0.45 |
| 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 | 0.45 | 0lb 16oz | -- | -- | 0.10 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | -- | Bronze | |
| Gilding | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Eagle | 9 mm ricasso | Folliage |
| 8 arrows | 5 mm ricasso | Pearl | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Pearls | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | Coulaux & Co. Klingenthal | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
The French 'Regie des Poudres et Salpetres' was an institution created on July 1st 1775 specifically to generate sufficient gunpowder for both the warring and hunting need of the French nation.
The French chemist Lavoisier was one of the more illustrious member of the institution.
As of 1819, it is referred to as 'Service des poudres et explosifs de France'.
The French chemist Lavoisier was one of the more illustrious member of the institution.
As of 1819, it is referred to as 'Service des poudres et explosifs de France'.
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