Belgian Court Sword with Flowers
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1831-07-21 - 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 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Seconde Main |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | -- |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Busy | Condition1 | Very good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2018-02-05 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 91.0 | 35.83 | 76.5 | 30.12 | 78.0 | 30.71 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.60 | 4.57 | 1.73 | 0.68 | 2.43 | 0.96 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.40 | 1.73 | 0.71 | 0.28 | 2.16 | 0.85 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.68 | 0.27 | 1.06 | 0.42 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.37 | 0.15 | 0.88 | 0.35 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.17 | 0.46 | 1.42 | 0.56 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.65 | 0.26 | 0.95 | 0.37 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Rounded triangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.42 | 0lb 15oz | -- | -- | 0.09 | 0lb 3oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Brass | -- | Brass | |
| Gilding | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion | 1/3rd blued and gilt | Floral design |
| Crown | Floral design | Flowers | |
| Crossed sceptres | 9 mm ricasso | Red felt washer | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Medal | -- | -- | |
| Lizards | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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