Belgian Noble Smallsword
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 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunther, Sep 1, 2018 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | Isidore van Straten-Ponthoz |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Globular, pearls | Condition1 | Bad |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2018-09-04 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 93.4 | 36.77 | 79.7 | 31.38 | 79.9 | 31.46 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.30 | 4.06 | 1.87 | 0.74 | 2.50 | 0.98 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.80 | 1.89 | 0.56 | 0.22 | 2.02 | 0.80 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.23 | 0.48 | 1.61 | 0.63 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.73 | 0.29 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.47 | 0.58 | 1.93 | 0.76 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.42 | 0.17 | 1.02 | 0.40 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.51 | 1lb 2oz | -- | -- | 0.10 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Wood | Steel | Black leather |
| Silver metal | -- | White metal | |
| Brass | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Scrolls | Acid etching | Grooves |
| Flowers | Floral design | Rounded rectangle frog button | |
| Floral design | 48 mm ricasso | 1 screw | |
| Pearls | -- | -- | |
| Red felt washer | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | ISP monogram | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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