French Foil

Item

Title

French Foil

Subject

Foils—French

J. H. Lau & Co. [company]

Description

French foil with cord wrapped grip and small figure eight guard. Flared curvature of grip and peened, acorn-shaped pommel. Red Leather pad laminated with woven fabric on forward face. English-language country of origin mark "Made in Germany", "Solingen", "##" and "J. H. Lau & Co New York" markings on the blade forte.

Publisher

Fencing Arms & Artifacts

Is Part Of

Benjamin Bowles Collection

Extent

Steel, leather, fabric, cord, wood. Overall length: 39.625 in. Blade 32 in. long, .4375 in. wide at forte. Guard 2.6875 in. tall, 2.375 in. wide, .375 in. thick. Grip 5.75 in. long, 2.625 in. circumference at widest (at flare). Pommel 1.25 in. long, .625 in. diameter at widest. Weight 256 grams.

Type

Fencing sword

Identifier

2019.04.009

Provenance

Loaned for digitization by Benjamin Bowles

Digitized by Benjamin Bowles

Cataloged by Benjamin Bowles