Belgian Silver Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1831-07-21 - 1866-12-31 | 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 | Delcampe |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Tyvann2, May 11, 2019 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Curved | Condition1 | Excellent |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2019-06-28 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 92.6 | 36.46 | 79.7 | 31.38 | 85.4 | 33.62 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 13.70 | 5.39 | 1.99 | 0.78 | 2.50 | 0.98 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.00 | 1.57 | 0.92 | 0.36 | 2.03 | 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 | -- | -- | 0.65 | 0.26 | 1.10 | 0.43 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.43 | 0.17 | 0.75 | 0.30 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.02 | 0.40 | 1.43 | 0.56 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.58 | 0.23 | 1.14 | 0.45 |
| 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 | 0.46 | 1lb 0oz | -- | -- | 0.11 | 0lb 4oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Silver | -- | Silver | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Belgian coat of arms | 1/3rd blued and gilt | Floral design |
| Flowers | Floral design | Leaf-shaped frog button | |
| Laurel leaves | Trophy or arms | Rounded tip | |
| Oak leaves | Arabesque | -- | |
| Palms | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | L union fait la force | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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