French Presidency Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | French Presidency | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1848-12-20 - 1851-12-01 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Reference1 | -- | |
| Outfit1 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | |||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Expertissim |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Aug 10 2014 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Globular, portraits | Condition1 | Medium |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2015-01-25 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 92.2 | 36.30 | 79.0 | 31.10 | 84.2 | 33.15 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.00 | 3.94 | 1.69 | 0.67 | 2.87 | 1.13 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 3.60 | 1.42 | 0.80 | 0.31 | 1.89 | 0.74 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.59 | 0.23 | 1.03 | 0.41 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.39 | 0.15 | 0.83 | 0.33 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.17 | 0.46 | 1.65 | 0.65 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.56 | 0.22 | 1.11 | 0.44 |
| 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 | 0.38 | 0lb 13oz | -- | -- | 0.07 | 0lb 2oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | -- | Copper | |
| Gilding | -- | Gilding | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Eagle | 1/3rd blued and gilt | Folliage |
| Laurel leaves | Floral design | Flowers | |
| Oak leaves | Trophy of arms | Small side ring | |
| Lion s heads | -- | -- | |
| Portrait of Athena | -- | -- | |
| Flowers | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | SHF ? | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
I like the parallel between this sword and the following, Restauration sword.
This really shows the continuity in fashion, rulers notwhistanding.
This really shows the continuity in fashion, rulers notwhistanding.
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