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 | Boscher |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Lot 199, March 13 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Eagle | Condition1 | Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2016-05-08 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 89.9 | 35.39 | 75.1 | 29.57 | 76.6 | 30.16 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.80 | 4.25 | 1.73 | 0.68 | 2.44 | 0.96 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.50 | 1.77 | 0.80 | 0.31 | 2.23 | 0.88 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.59 | 0.23 | 1.19 | 0.47 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.39 | 0.15 | 0.96 | 0.38 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.04 | 0.41 | 1.66 | 0.65 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.49 | 0.19 | 1.16 | 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 | 0.42 | 0lb 15oz | -- | -- | 0.09 | 0lb 3oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Bronze | |
| Gilding | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Eagle | Acid etching | Folliage |
| Flowers | Floral design | Pearl | |
| Pearls | 8 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Oak leave | -- | -- | |
| Ivy ? | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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