Belgian Wounded of September's Gladius
Data
| Period1 | Belgium Leopold I's reign | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1833-01-01 - 1833-09-30 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author s collection |
| Sword type1 | Gladius | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | -- | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Wounded of 1830 | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Bertrand Malvaux |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | -- |
| Hilt type1 | T | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Rectangular | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Butter dish + button | Condition1 | Very good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Single edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 2x1 | Information date | 2016-10-14 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 74.2 | 29.21 | 58.7 | 23.11 | 59.1 | 23.27 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 8.40 | 3.31 | 2.99 | 1.18 | 4.11 | 1.62 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 3.00 | 1.18 | 0.84 | 0.33 | 2.07 | 0.81 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 2.45 | 0.96 | 2.90 | 1.14 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.24 | 0.09 | 1.39 | 0.55 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 2.95 | 1.16 | 3.53 | 1.39 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.58 | 0.23 | 1.37 | 0.54 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Lentil | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.54 | 1lb 3oz | -- | -- | 0.20 | 0lb 7oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Wood | Steel | Black leather |
| Brass | -- | Brass | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Dog's head | 2/3rd blued and gilt | Lines |
| Greyhound's head | Flower | -- | |
| Semicircles | Running deer | -- | |
| -- | Tree | -- | |
| -- | Gun | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | 7embre | K & S ? | -- |
| 1830 | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
This sword may look just like a hunting sword from the beginning of the 19th century, but it has an altogether different meaning from an historical point of view. It is actually one of the very few swords which were part of the Uniform of the "Blesses de Septembre" who were viewed as heroes of the Belgian Revolution. They wore this sword as a side arm as of 1832.
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