Belgian Wired Grip Court Sword
Data
| Period1 | 20th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1900-01-01 - 1900-12-31 | 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 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Aisne enchères |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Lot 60, Sale of October 8 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Busy | Condition1 | Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2016-12-17 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 92.5 | 36.42 | 77.8 | 30.63 | 82.8 | 32.60 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.20 | 4.02 | 1.87 | 0.74 | 2.45 | 0.96 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 2.30 | 0.91 | 0.43 | 0.17 | 1.34 | 0.53 |
| 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 | 1.70 | 0.67 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.96 | 0.38 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.43 | 0.56 | 2.05 | 0.81 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.31 | 0.12 | 0.96 | 0.38 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Lentil | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.47 | 1lb 1oz | -- | -- | 0.18 | 0lb 6oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Brass | Nickel coating | Browned brass | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Belgian coat of arms | 26 mm ricasso | 2 loose rings |
| Pearls | -- | 1 screw | |
| Flowers | -- | 1 staple | |
| Torsade Brass thread (2) | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | AC66 | -- |
| -- | A | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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