Belgian Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | Belgium Leopold I's reign | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1845-01-01 - 1911-09-19 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | -- | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Belgian Military | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunter, November 05 2016 |
| Hilt type1 | Shell + collapsible shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Inverted cone | Condition1 | Very 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 | 99.0 | 38.98 | 83.0 | 32.68 | 83.8 | 32.99 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 12.50 | 4.92 | 2.14 | 0.84 | 3.01 | 1.19 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 9.20 | 3.62 | 0.61 | 0.24 | 2.12 | 0.83 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.34 | 0.53 | 1.86 | 0.73 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.28 | 0.11 | 1.01 | 0.40 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.76 | 0.69 | 2.15 | 0.85 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.40 | 0.16 | 1.00 | 0.39 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.69 | 1lb 8oz | -- | -- | 0.17 | 0lb 6oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Tortoiseshell | Steel | Black leather |
| Brass | Nickel coating | Brass | |
| Gilding | -- | Red felt insert | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion | Acid etching | Flower |
| 6 flags | Floral design | Fronds | |
| Oak leaves | Trophy of arms | Palm | |
| Laurel leaves | 15 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Trophy of arms | -- | -- | |
| Torsade Brass thread (2) | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | L for Leopold | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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