French Zouave Sabre
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1838-01-01 - 1882-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Sword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Military | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Zouave | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Marc Labarbe |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Lot 227, June 14 2017 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Ergonomic | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Layered ovals | Condition1 | Very Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 2x1 | Information date | 2017-09-18 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 95.1 | 37.44 | 82.2 | 32.36 | 84.4 | 33.23 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 13.10 | 5.16 | 2.61 | 1.03 | 4.18 | 1.65 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 10.50 | 4.13 | 0.72 | 0.28 | 1.89 | 0.74 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.64 | 0.65 | 2.10 | 0.83 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.31 | 0.12 | 1.04 | 0.41 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 2.13 | 0.84 | 2.51 | 0.99 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.46 | 0.18 | 1.34 | 0.53 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Lentil | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Lentil | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.69 | 1lb 8oz | -- | -- | 0.34 | 0lb 12oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Horn (black) | Steel | Sheet metal |
| Iron | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Z for Zouave | -- | 2 loose rings |
| Clover | -- | Symmetrical shoe | |
| Iron chain | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | L&V | Coulaux & Cie | -- |
| Crossed Swords | Klingenthal | -- | |
| Leon & Villette ? | Crowned B | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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