16th Century Lasso Sword: Masterpiece By Sebastián Hernández

LOOPED SWORD BY SEBASTIAN HERNANDEZ “EL VIEJO”, 16th century. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1580-C
Name	Looped sword
Manufacturer	Sebastián Hernández “el Viejo”
Era	16th century
Guard	Looped, made of white hardened iron and chiseled only on the front. The grip formed by two flat and curved quillons in opposite directions, in the center, a small shield shaped point, from where the knuckle guard and two extensions with two half shells at the cross-section and a bridge at the top emerge. Elliptical pommel with a knob and decorated like the rest of the weapon. Tapered wooden grip covered with tightly twisted silver wire and two ferrules at the Turkish head. Cross-guard with a wide hollow and marked with Hernández “el Viejo”.
Blade	Straight, in the strong third, with a hollow and the armorer’s name. The rest with three flat areas and a double edge up to the tip.
Inscription	SEBASTIAN HERNANDEZ; Rodríguez del Canto and Palomares attribute the mark that this sword bears engraved on the cross-guard to Sebastián Hernández “el Viejo”.
Pommel	Simple in ovoid shape and very similar to number 54 from Norman’s book which was used between 1530 and 1580.
Total Length	948 mm
Blade Length	750 mm
Blade Width	34 mm
Location	Royal Armory of Madrid
Museum Inventory	NATIONAL HERITAGE no. inv. G-53

16th Century Lasso Sword: Masterpiece by Sebastián Hernández