Belgian Bandsman's Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1845-01-01 - 1899-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Military | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Bandsman | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Pino, June 03 2017 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Diane's head | Condition1 | Very Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2017-06-03 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 90.6 | 35.67 | 77.2 | 30.39 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.10 | 4.37 | 1.89 | 0.74 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.30 | 2.09 | 0.79 | 0.31 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.57 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.40 | 0.16 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.05 | 0.41 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.63 | 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | |||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | |||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.39 | 0lb 14oz | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0lb 0oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Ebony | Steel | -- |
| Brass | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Athena's head | 1/3rd blued and gilt | -- |
| Musical instruments | Floral design | -- | |
| Flowers | Trophy or arms | -- | |
| Lion's head | 5 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Palms | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| Fonson à Brux | SHF | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
This sword would normally have started his life with the regulation 'straight, double-edged, flat blade' instead of the triangular section blade he now possesses.
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