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Belgian Officer's Smallsword : 1st General Model


Data

Period1 Belgium Leopold I's reign
Min/Max date1 1836-06-18 - 1845-01-30 Location(cntry)1 Belgium
Origin1 Belgium Location(detail)1 ex author's collection
Sword type1 Smallsword Displayed at1 --
Corps1 Reference1 --
Outfit1
Owner1
Guard type1 1 bar Provenance1 C. Chatelion
Quillions1 1 Provenance(detail)1 May 20 2014
Hilt type1 Shell + collapsible shell Original owner1 --
Grip form1 Elliptical flat
Pommmel type1 Inverted cone Condition1 Very Bad
Blade type1 Straight
Edge1 Double edged
Fuller1 0 Information date 2015-01-26
Information source 1 Author
Sword Blade Scabbard
Max length(cm/In)1 101.1 39.80 85.4 33.62 0.0 0.00
Max width(cm/In)1 11.20 4.41 2.43 0.96 0.00 0.00
Max thickness(cm/In)1 9.10 3.58 0.76 0.30 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 -- -- 0.86 0.34 0.00 0.00
Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 0.31 0.12 0.00 0.00
Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 1.33 0.52 0.00 0.00
Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- 0.51 0.20 0.00 0.00
Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- Flat. Diamond
Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 -- -- Flat. Diamond
Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 0.66 1lb 7oz -- -- 0.00 0lb 0oz
Information source 1 Author
Hilt Blade Scabbard
Materials1 Galuchat Steel --
Copper -- --
Gilding -- --
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Features1 Lion in wreath 8 mm ricasso --
Lion's head -- --
Flowers -- --
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Marks1 13 -- --
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Hilt inscription1 --
Blade inscription1 --
Scabbard inscription1 --
Information source 1 Author

Pictures

S000023_Belgian_Smallsword_Full_Left_Side S000023_Belgian_Smallsword_Full_Reverse_ S000023_Belgian_Smallsword_Full_Right_Side S000023_Belgian_Smallsword_Full_Obverse_
S000023_Belgian_Smallsword_Hilt_Left_Side S000023_Belgian_Smallsword_Hilt_Obverse_ S000023_Belgian_Smallsword_Hilt_Reverse_ S000023_Belgian_Smallsword_Hilt_Right_Side
S000023_Belgian_Smallsword_Detail_Shell_Obverse S000023_Belgian_Smallsword_Detail_Hilt_Pommel