Belgian Court Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author s collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunther, July 02 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Crown and globe | Condition1 | Very good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2016-07-02 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 88.5 | 34.84 | 74.4 | 29.29 | 79.4 | 31.26 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.00 | 4.33 | 1.78 | 0.70 | 2.52 | 0.99 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.60 | 2.20 | 0.74 | 0.29 | 2.29 | 0.90 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.60 | 0.24 | 1.18 | 0.46 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.39 | 0.15 | 0.90 | 0.35 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.13 | 0.44 | 1.61 | 0.63 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.56 | 0.22 | 0.96 | 0.38 |
| 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 | 0.39 | 0lb 14oz | -- | -- | 0.90 | 1lb 16oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Bronze | Steel | Black leather |
| Gilding | -- | Bronze | |
| -- | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Standing Athena | 1/3rd blued and gilt | Floral design |
| Lion | Floral design | Grid | |
| Crown | Trophy of arms | Scrolls | |
| Crossed scepters | 5 mm ricasso | Flower | |
| Pearls | -- | -- | |
| Medal | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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