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British Cut Steel Smallsword


Data

Period1 18th Century
Min/Max date1 1700-01-01 - 1799-12-31 Location(cntry)1 Belgium
Origin1 Britain Location(detail)1 ex author s collection
Sword type1 Smallsword Displayed at1 --
Corps1 Civilian Reference1 --
Outfit1 Court
Owner1 Author
Guard type1 Row of beads Provenance1 Holt s Auctioneers
Quillions1 2 Provenance(detail)1 Dec 14 2017
Hilt type1 Oval Original owner1 --
Grip form1 Elliptical
Pommmel type1 Urn Condition1 Very good
Blade type1 Straight
Edge1 Triple edged
Fuller1 3 Information date 2018-02-05
Information source 1 Author 2 Source
Sword Blade Scabbard
Max length(cm/In)1 98.9 38.94 81.3 32.01 84.4 33.23
Max width(cm/In)1 8.30 3.27 1.55 0.61 2.72 1.07
Max thickness(cm/In)1 6.80 2.68 0.79 0.31 1.61 0.63
Curvature(cm/In)1 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00 0.0 0.00
Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 0.53 0.21 1.01 0.40
Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 0.41 0.16 1.01 0.40
Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 0.93 0.37 1.55 0.61
Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 0.58 0.23 1.07 0.42
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 0.36 0lb 13oz -- -- 0.06 0lb 2oz
Information source 1 Author
Hilt Blade Scabbard
Materials1 Steel Steel Black leather
-- -- Steel
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Features1 Sheet metal 6 mm ricasso 2 loose rings
Steel diamonds -- Grooves
Pierced shell -- --
Rosette -- --
Bar quillons -- --
Red felt washer -- --
Marks1 -- -- --
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Hilt inscription1 --
Blade inscription1 --
Scabbard inscription1 --
Information source 1 Author

Pictures

S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Full_Left_Side S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Full_Reverse_ S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Full_Right_Side S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Full_Obverse_
S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Hilt_Left_Side S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Hilt_Obverse_ S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Hilt_Reverse_ S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Hilt_Right_Side
S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Detail_Hilt_Bottom S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Detail_Hilt_Pommel S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Detail_Hilt_Top

S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Full_Obverse_With_Scabbard S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Full_Obverse_Next_to_Scabbard S000148_British_Cut_Steel_Smallsword_Full_Reverse_Next_to_Scabbard