Belgian Court Sword
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 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunther, September 01 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Globular, pierced | Condition1 | Very Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2016-10-14 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 94.2 | 37.09 | 78.6 | 30.94 | 80.0 | 31.50 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.40 | 4.09 | 1.53 | 0.60 | 2.12 | 0.83 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.80 | 1.89 | 0.52 | 0.20 | 2.19 | 0.86 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.14 | 0.45 | 1.49 | 0.59 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.26 | 0.10 | 1.01 | 0.40 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.33 | 0.52 | 1.67 | 0.66 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.34 | 0.13 | 1.04 | 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 | 0.52 | 1lb 2oz | -- | -- | 0.12 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Brass | Nickel coating | Brass | |
| Gilding | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion | Acid etching | Floral design |
| Crown | Floral design | Pearls | |
| Crossed sceptres | 37 mm ricasso | 2 screws | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Medal | -- | -- | |
| Warrior | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | Jules Fonson Bruxelles | -- |
| -- | Knight's helmet | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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