French Dueling Sword
Item
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Title
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French Dueling Sword
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Description
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Sharp French dueling sword with shagreen grip. Cast iron guard and pommel adored with acanthus scrollwork. Grip's wire was absent at acquisition and replaced by owner with twisted strands of stainless steel wire; original shagreen and wood grip. Black leather pad added by owner during repairs. "Coulaux & Cie Klingenthal" marking on blade forte.
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Creator
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Coulaux & Cie
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Publisher
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Fencing Arms & Artifacts
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Extent
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Iron, steel, stainless steel, wood, shagreen, leather. Overall length: 41.75 in. Blade 34 in. long, .75 in. wide at forte. Guard 3.5 in. height, 3 in. width. Grip 5.5 in. long, 3 in. circumference at middle. Pommel 2 in. long, 1 in. diameter at widest. Weight 424 grams.
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Type
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Fencing sword
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Identifier
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2019.03.001
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Provenance
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Loaned for digitization by Eric Haas
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Digitized by Benjamin Bowles
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Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles
