17th Century Toledo Cup Sword: Art And History

TOLEDO CUP HILT SWORD 17th Century. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1675-D
Name	Cup Hilt Sword
Period	17th Century
Guard	Deep hemispherical cup, without perforations or lobes, no break-point edge, lantern-shaped pommel with fluting, wired wooden grip, smooth ferrules.
Blade	Straight and thin, double-edged, with a deep groove in the strong third.
Total Length	1025 mm
Blade Length	840 mm
Blade Width	18 mm
Description	Rapier swords with straight and long blades had a fencing style different from what is shown in “musketeer” films, commonly employing a left-hand dagger or a shield.
Pommel	Number 30 from Norman’s book.
Cup	Number 101 used in the second half of the 17th century.
Museum Inventory	Lázaro Galdiano Museum, inv. no. 7253

17th Century Toledo Cup Sword: Art and History