French Epee
Item
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Title
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French Epee
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Description
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Left-handed G. Pion epee with cord-wrapped grip. Guard, ferrules, and pommel exhibit evidence of previous nickel plating. Guard's interior was likely also painted or enameled. G. Pion's lion makers mark at the forte of the blade, and "G. Pion Paris" also stamped on a facet of the pommel. Pommel had slotted insert for attachment on the tang.
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Creator
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G. Pion
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Publisher
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Fencing Arms & Artifacts
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Extent
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Steel, nickel plating, brass, wood, cord, canvas, leather, horsehair. [All measurements in cm] Overall length: 109.8. Blade: 88.3 long in front of guard, 2.3 x .9 thick at guard. Guard: 13.5 diameter, 5 depth. Grip: 15.3 long including ferrules, 1.5 x 1.3 thick at middle. Pommel: 5.3 long, 2.6 diameter at widest (perpendicular to facets), 1.7 diameter at base. Weight: 533 grams.
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Type
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Fencing sword
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Identifier
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2020.03.001
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Provenance
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Loaned for digitization by Antone Blair
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Digitized by Benjamin Bowles
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Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles
