Belgian Smallsword
Data
| Period1 | Leopold I s reign | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1845-01-31 - 1911-09-19 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | ex author s collection |
| Sword type1 | Smallsword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | Infantry | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | -- | ||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 2 bars | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 1 | Provenance(detail)1 | Oct 6, 2018 |
| Hilt type1 | Shell + fixed shell | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Elliptical flat | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Inverted cone | Condition1 | Good |
| Blade type1 | Straight | ||
| Edge1 | Double edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2019-01-13 |
| Information source | 1 Author 2 Source |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 99.8 | 39.29 | 84.2 | 33.15 | 86.5 | 34.06 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 12.30 | 4.84 | 2.22 | 0.87 | 4.16 | 1.64 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 5.90 | 2.32 | 0.54 | 0.21 | 2.31 | 0.91 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.29 | 0.51 | 1.74 | 0.69 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.24 | 0.09 | 0.87 | 0.34 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.79 | 0.70 | 2.26 | 0.89 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.41 | 0.16 | 1.17 | 0.46 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Flat. Diamond | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.69 | 1lb 8oz | -- | -- | 0.34 | 0lb 12oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Horn (brown) | Steel | Sheet metal |
| Brass | -- | Nickel coating | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Flowers | Floral design | 1 loose ring |
| Foliage | Trophy of arms | Symmetrical shoe | |
| Lion and shield | Lion and star on shield | 1 screw | |
| Laurel leaves | Crown | Mortise | |
| Oak leaves | 42 mm ricasso | -- | |
| Torsade brass thread (2+1) | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | -- | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | L for Leopold | ||
| Blade inscription1 | Victor Moray Bruxelles | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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