Belgian 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, Nov 3, 2018 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Urn and crown | Condition1 | Very Good |
| 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 | 83.5 | 32.87 | 79.4 | 31.26 | 81.1 | 31.93 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.50 | 4.13 | 1.79 | 0.70 | 2.52 | 0.99 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 3.20 | 1.26 | 0.46 | 0.18 | 2.12 | 0.83 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.09 | 0.43 | 1.63 | 0.64 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.98 | 0.39 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.47 | 0.58 | 1.79 | 0.70 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.34 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.39 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Lentil | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.44 | 0lb 16oz | -- | -- | 0.11 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Brass | Steel | Black leather |
| Mother of pearl | -- | Brass | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Belgian coat of arms | 1/2 acid etching | Floral design |
| Oak leaves | Floral design | Floral frog stud | |
| Laurel leaves | 40 mm ricasso | Pearl ending | |
| Lions heads | -- | -- | |
| Red felt washer | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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