French Louis-Philippe Era Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | French July Monarchy (Louis-Philippe) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1830-08-09 - 1848-02-26 | 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 | Naturabuy |
| Quillions1 | 2 | Provenance(detail)1 | Aug 27 2014 |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Portrait of Athena | Condition1 | Good |
| 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 | 89.5 | 35.24 | 76.8 | 30.24 | 81.0 | 31.89 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.90 | 4.29 | 1.80 | 0.71 | 2.35 | 0.93 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.70 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 0.35 | 2.59 | 1.02 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.71 | 0.28 | 1.05 | 0.41 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.33 | 0.13 | 1.00 | 0.39 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.08 | 0.43 | 1.51 | 0.59 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.59 | 0.23 | 1.24 | 0.49 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Circular | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | Circular | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.39 | 0lb 14oz | -- | -- | 0.07 | 0lb 2oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | Black leather |
| Bronze | -- | Bronze | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Rooster | Acid etching | Ferns |
| Ball | Floral design | Geometrical design | |
| Flags | Trophy of arms | -- | |
| Laurel leaves | -- | -- | |
| Oak leaves | -- | -- | |
| Dog s head | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | SHF | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
The rooster, again prominent during Louis-Philippe's reign, allows for an approximate dating of this sword.
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