Belgian 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 | Doctor | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Belgian Military | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | May 07 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 | 2016-05-08 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 102.1 | 40.20 | 84.4 | 33.23 | 89.2 | 35.12 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 12.60 | 4.96 | 2.17 | 0.85 | 4.15 | 1.63 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 9.00 | 3.54 | 0.56 | 0.22 | 2.37 | 0.93 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.15 | 0.45 | 1.65 | 0.65 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.82 | 0.32 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.16 | 0.46 | 2.22 | 0.87 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.42 | 0.17 | 1.19 | 0.47 |
| 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 | 0.78 | 1lb 12oz | -- | -- | 0.36 | 0lb 13oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Horn (black) | Steel | Metal |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Nickel coating | |
| Nickel plating | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Flowers | Acid etching | 1 loose ring |
| Folliage | Floral design | Symetrical shoe | |
| Lion and Shield | Snake | 1 screw | |
| Laurel leaves | Mirror | Mortise | |
| Oak leaves | 37 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Torsade Silver thread (2) | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | Auguste Fonson Bruxelles | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | L for Leopold | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
This is a military doctor's sword, as can be seen from both the silver color of the guard and the serpent & mirror on the blade.
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