Belgian Court Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 20th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1922-01-01 - 1958-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | -- | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunther, June 04 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Crown | Condition1 | Excellent |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2016-06-05 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 101.3 | 39.88 | 85.5 | 33.66 | 87.1 | 34.29 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 12.20 | 4.80 | 1.60 | 0.63 | 2.23 | 0.88 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.30 | 2.09 | 0.53 | 0.21 | 2.31 | 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 | -- | -- | 1.13 | 0.44 | 1.57 | 0.62 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.82 | 0.32 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.35 | 0.53 | 1.66 | 0.65 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.28 | 0.11 | 1.03 | 0.41 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.62 | 1lb 6oz | -- | -- | 0.13 | 0lb 5oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Bronze | |
| Gilding | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion | Acid etching | Floral design |
| Crown | Floral design | Pearls | |
| Crossed scepters | 47 mm ricasso | 2 screws | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Medal | -- | -- | |
| Warrior | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | Jules Fonson Bruxelles | -- |
| -- | Knight's helmet | -- | |
| -- | -- | ||
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
This beautiful sword is in pristine state. It was sold as being from the 1870's, yet the blade dates back to AFTER 1922 and the way the coat of arms is attached to the shell also points to the 20th century.
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