British Court Sword EII
Data
| Period1 | Elizabeth II s reign | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1953-06-02 - 2021-01-01 | 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 | Nesbit Auctions |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Lot 427, Nov 7, 2018 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Urn and ball | Condition1 | Excellent |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2019-01-13 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 94.9 | 37.36 | 80.8 | 31.81 | 84.2 | 33.15 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.80 | 4.25 | 1.36 | 0.54 | 2.21 | 0.87 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.90 | 1.93 | 0.44 | 0.17 | 1.67 | 0.66 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.85 | 0.33 | 1.25 | 0.49 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.33 | 0.13 | 0.85 | 0.33 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.05 | 0.41 | 1.66 | 0.65 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.36 | 0.14 | 1.07 | 0.42 |
| 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 | 0.45 | 0lb 16oz | -- | -- | 0.11 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Brass | Steel | Black leather |
| -- | -- | Brass | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Rows of beads | 2/3 acid etching | Grooves |
| Ridges | Floral design | Plant-shapped frog stud | |
| Red leather washer | Empty cartouche | -- | |
| Bullion sword knot | Crossed swords | -- | |
| English coat of arms | -- | ||
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | EIIR | -- |
| -- | Crown | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | By apointment Wilkinson Sword London Made in England | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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