French Count's Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | 19th Century | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1800-01-01 - 1899-12-31 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | France | Location(detail)1 | ex author's collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Reference1 | -- | |
| Outfit1 | Court | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Ebay |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | -- |
| Hilt type1 | Single shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Crown | Condition1 | Bad |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Triple edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 3 | Information date | 2016-06-26 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 75.3 | 29.65 | 61.5 | 24.21 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.40 | 4.09 | 2.12 | 0.83 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 4.20 | 1.65 | 0.83 | 0.33 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.01 | 0.40 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.55 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.62 | 0.64 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.69 | 0.27 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle | |||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Triangle | |||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.47 | 1lb 1oz | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0lb 0oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | -- |
| Bronze | -- | -- | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Count's crown ? | Trophy of arms | -- |
| Oak leaves | Floral design | -- | |
| Scrolls | 3 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Scrolls | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
This sword is very similar to another, silvered one, found
here :
yet the golden version's blade has been greatly shortened, while the guard is narrower and missing the egyptian figure.
yet the golden version's blade has been greatly shortened, while the guard is narrower and missing the egyptian figure.
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