Belgian Marine Officer's Court Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1830-07-21 - 1834-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Marine | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | -- | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | May 15 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Coat of arms and crown | Condition1 | Very good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2016-05-16 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 96.0 | 37.80 | 80.8 | 31.81 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.40 | 4.49 | 1.95 | 0.77 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.60 | 2.20 | 0.84 | 0.33 | 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 | -- | -- | 0.76 | 0.30 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.25 | 0.49 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.59 | 0.23 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle | |||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle | |||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.54 | 1lb 3oz | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0lb 0oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | -- |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | -- | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion | 1/3rd blued and gilt | -- |
| Broken chains | Floral design | -- | |
| Floral design | Trophy of arms | -- | |
| Tassel | Cannon | -- | |
| Horned monster heads | 7 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Shell | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
This sword has the very same shell as the sword given to Major chevalier Brunin by the officers of the second battalion of the Brussels Civic mobile guard on march 15th 1832. It is therefore a very early example of Belgian sword, the independence of the country dating back to 1830.
Major Brunin's sword is described in L.Leconte's article "Armes d'honneur conservees au musee communal de Tournai" in "Les carnets de la Fourragere" nb 1 of December 1924. It can now be seen in the Musee de l'Armee in Brussels. This chevalier Brunin had been, during the September uprising of 1830, commander of the volunteer fireman's brigade of Tournai.
The lion on the shell is inspired from Eugene Verboeckhoven's 1830's drawing "Le lion belge brisant ses chaines".
The lion on the shell is inspired from Eugene Verboeckhoven's 1830's drawing "Le lion belge brisant ses chaines".
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