French Epee
Item
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Title
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French Epee
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Description
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French epee with clamshell guard and helical-shaped grip. Prior evidence of nickel plating on the guard, ferrules, and pommel. Grip wrapped in alternating strands of twisted and untwisted brass wire. Pommel peened on. "J. H. Lau & Co New York" makers mark on the blade's forte.
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Creator
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J. H. Jau & Co.
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Publisher
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Fencing Arms & Artifacts
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Extent
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Steel, nickel plating, wood, brass, brass wire. [All measurements in cm] Overall length: 106. Blade: 87 long in front of guard, 1.3 x .8 thick at guard. Guard: 9 x 10. Grip: 14.8 long including ferrules, 1.9 x 1.7 thick at middle. Pommel: 4 long, 2.4 diameter at widest, 1.7 diameter at base. Weight: 422 grams.
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Type
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Fencing sword
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Identifier
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2020.03.003
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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
