Belgian Bandsman Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1845-01-01 - 1899-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author s collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Military | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Bandsman | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | 02/08/2019 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Diane s head | Condition1 | Very Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2019-12-20 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 84.2 | 33.15 | 70.7 | 27.83 | 72.9 | 28.70 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.50 | 4.53 | 1.97 | 0.78 | 2.38 | 0.94 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.30 | 2.09 | 0.69 | 0.27 | 2.32 | 0.91 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.13 | 0.44 | 1.52 | 0.60 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.29 | 0.11 | 0.85 | 0.33 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.72 | 0.68 | 1.86 | 0.73 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.47 | 0.19 | 1.04 | 0.41 |
| 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 | 0.65 | 1lb 7oz | -- | -- | 0.08 | 0lb 3oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Ebony | Steel | Black leather |
| Brass | -- | Bronze | |
| -- | -- | Frog button in the form of a shield | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Athena s head | 11 mm ricasso | -- |
| Musical instruments | Red felt washer | -- | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Lion s head | -- | -- | |
| Palms | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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