Belgian Officer's Sword from Leopold III's reign
Data
| Period1 | Belgium Leopold III's reign | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Min/Max date1 | 1934-02-23 - 1951-07-16 | Location(cntry)1 | Belgium |
| Origin1 | Belgium | Location(detail)1 | Brussels |
| Sword type1 | Promotion sword | Displayed at1 | -- |
| Corps1 | -- | Reference1 | -- |
| Outfit1 | |||
| Owner1 | Author | ||
| Guard type1 | 4bars | Provenance1 | Wavre militaria fair |
| Quillions1 | 0 | Provenance(detail)1 | Gunther, March 7 2015 |
| Hilt type1 | Oval | Original owner1 | -- |
| Grip form1 | Ergonomical | ||
| Pommmel type1 | Layered ovals | Condition1 | Extremely Good |
| Blade type1 | Curved, pipe back | ||
| Edge1 | Single edged | ||
| Fuller1 | 0 | Information date | 2015-05-09 |
| Information source | 1 Author |
| Sword | Blade | Scabbard | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Max length(cm/In)1 | 102.0 | 40.16 | 87.7 | 34.53 | 91.1 | 35.87 |
| Max width(cm/In)1 | 12.20 | 4.80 | 2.24 | 0.88 | 4.23 | 1.67 |
| Max thickness(cm/In)1 | 9.50 | 3.74 | 0.54 | 0.21 | 1.63 | 0.64 |
| Curvature(cm/In)1 | 0.7 | 0.28 | 1.3 | 0.51 | 1.7 | 0.67 |
| Width at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.73 | 0.68 | 2.05 | 0.81 |
| Thickness at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.98 | 0.39 |
| Width at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 1.89 | 0.74 | 2.52 | 0.99 |
| Thickness at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | 0.43 | 0.17 | 1.13 | 0.44 |
| Section at 10 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Pipe back | Ellipse | ||
| Section at 50 cm(cm/In)1 | -- | -- | Pipe back | Ellipse | ||
| Weight(kg/lb+oz)1 | 0.79 | 1lb 12oz | -- | -- | 0.43 | 0lb 15oz |
| Information source | 1 Author | |||||
| Hilt | Blade | Scabbard | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials1 | Horn (black) | Steel | Metal |
| Bronze | Nickel coating | Nickel coating | |
| Gilding | -- | Asymetrical shoe | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Features1 | Laurel leaves | Floral design | 1 loose ring |
| Floral design | Belgium Leopold III's sign | Slot | |
| Flower | Crown | -- | |
| Goden thread portepee | -- | -- | |
| Torsade Brass thread (2) | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Marks1 | -- | Jules Fonson Bruxelles | -- |
| -- | Knight s helmet | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| -- | -- | -- | |
| Hilt inscription1 | A T Monogram | ||
| Blade inscription1 | Pour le Roi et la Patrie | ||
| Scabbard inscription1 | -- | ||
| Information source | 1 Author | ||
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