French Restauration 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 | Civilian | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | |||
| Owner1 | |||
| Guard type1 | 1 bar | Provenance1 | Bertrand Malvaux |
| 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 | 91.5 | 36.02 | 78.0 | 30.71 | 0.0 | 0.00 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 10.70 | 4.21 | 2.00 | 0.79 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 3.60 | 1.42 | 0.80 | 0.31 | 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 | -- | -- | 0.66 | 0.26 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.36 | 0.14 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.16 | 0.46 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.55 | 0.22 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | |||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Hollow triangle | |||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.38 | 0lb 13oz | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0lb 0oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Mother of pearl | Steel | -- |
| Bronze | -- | -- | |
| Gilding | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Crown | 1/3rd blued and gilt | -- |
| Laurel leaves | Floral design | -- | |
| Folliage | Trophy of arms | -- | |
| Lion s heads | -- | -- | |
| Portrait of Athena | -- | -- | |
| Scrolls | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | CHB | -- |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | -- | ||
| Blade inscription1 | -- | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
I like the parallel between this sword and the following, Second Empire sword.
This really shows the continuity in fashion, rulers notwhistanding.
This really shows the continuity in fashion, rulers notwhistanding.
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