British Cut Steel Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1845-01-01 - 1855-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Britain | Location(detail)1 | ex author s collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Hansons auctioneers |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Lot 4368A, March 19 2018 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Urn and ball | Condition1 | Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2018-04-21 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 96.0 | 37.80 | 79.1 | 31.14 | 77.8 | 30.63 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.20 | 4.02 | 1.42 | 0.56 | 2.19 | 0.86 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 6.20 | 2.44 | 0.69 | 0.27 | 2.40 | 0.94 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.54 | 0.21 | 1.03 | 0.41 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.34 | 0.13 | 0.86 | 0.34 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.97 | 0.38 | 1.56 | 0.61 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.48 | 0.19 | 1.13 | 0.44 |
| 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 | 0.41 | 0lb 14oz | -- | -- | 0.07 | 0lb 2oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Steel | Steel | Black leather |
| -- | -- | Steel | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Sheet metal | Acid etching | Grooves |
| Steel diamonds | Floral design | Flower frog button | |
| Pierced shell | Trophy or arms | Missing tip | |
| Turned ferrules | 6 mm ricasso | Frog | |
| Grooves | -- | Sword belt | |
| White felt washer | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | Morris & Co Pall Mall London S.W. | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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