French Made Belgian Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1870-01-01 - 1899-12-31 | 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 | Limoges Enchères |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | June 10 2017 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Globular, pearls | Condition1 | Very Bad |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2017-09-18 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 92.6 | 36.46 | 77.4 | 30.47 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.10 | 4.37 | 1.94 | 0.76 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 3.90 | 1.54 | 1.07 | 0.42 | 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 | -- | -- | 0.55 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.02 | 0.40 | 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 | 0.43 | 0lb 15oz | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0lb 0oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Wood | Steel | -- |
| Brass | -- | -- | |
| Gold paint | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Belgian coat of arms | 9 mm ricasso | -- |
| Grapes | -- | -- | |
| Floral design | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | L'union fait la force | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
This is a perfect example of a sword renovated by someone who hadn't a clue about what he was doing.
The basic wooden replacement grip has been mounted sideways (with the gilt metal in front and back in stead of left and right), the blade has been mounted backwards (with the top of the triangular section to the rear, which might be right for a left-handed sword, but is most certainly an error here) and the gilding probably replaced by paint.
However, I still find this sword interesting as it sports the Belgian moto while the whole piece is clearly of French design.
Pictures
