Belgian Court Sword
Data
| Period1 | 20th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1937-02-03 - 1937-02-03 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author s collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | Police | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Veilinghuis De Ruiter |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Lot 4561, March 20, 2020 |
| Hilt type1 | Pierced shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Pierced | Condition1 | Excellent |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2020-07-05 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 93.3 | 36.73 | 77.7 | 30.59 | 80.9 | 31.85 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 11.10 | 4.37 | 1.58 | 0.62 | 2.33 | 0.92 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.20 | 2.05 | 0.45 | 0.18 | 2.24 | 0.88 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.22 | 0.48 | 1.46 | 0.57 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.94 | 0.37 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.50 | 0.59 | 1.85 | 0.73 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.35 | 0.14 | 1.14 | 0.45 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Hexagon | Rounded rectangle | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.50 | 1lb 2oz | -- | -- | 0.14 | 0lb 5oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Brass | Nickel coating | Brass | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Lion | 1/2 acid etching | Arabesque |
| Crown | Floral design | Shells | |
| Crossed sceptres | -- | Pearl button | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Medal | -- | -- | |
| Angels heads | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | Knight s helmet | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | Jules Fonson Bruxelles | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | Het personneel der 8e wijk aan de Heer VERLEYSEN 3-2-1937 | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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