French Superior Officer's Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1800-01-01 - 1845-01-01 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Military | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | -- | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Marnix Ryckx Collection |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | March 07 2017 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Lion's head | Condition1 | Excellent |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Single edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 2x1 | Information date | 2017-03-14 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 92.2 | 36.30 | 78.5 | 30.91 | 79.1 | 31.14 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 13.70 | 5.39 | 1.98 | 0.78 | 3.33 | 1.31 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.70 | 2.24 | 0.72 | 0.28 | 2.02 | 0.80 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.95 | 0.37 | 1.57 | 0.62 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.23 | 0.09 | 0.94 | 0.37 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.59 | 0.63 | 2.22 | 0.87 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.51 | 0.20 | 1.06 | 0.42 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Lentil | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.50 | 1lb 2oz | -- | -- | 0.12 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Brass | -- | Brass | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion's head | 1/3rd blued and gilt | Oak leaves |
| Sitting Athena | Floral design | Laurel leaves | |
| Laurel leaves | Laurel crown | Floral design | |
| Flags | Trophy or arms | -- | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Leather washer | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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