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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
USE FOR RIDING, ESCORT, AND PRESIDENTIAL GUARD AROUND 1874. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 4-1874-AB |
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Name | Riding Sword |
Era | Around 1874 |
Hilt | Highly decorated and in “Prussian” style, closed rounded base guard, turned pommel, weapons from Spain with mural crown of the First Republic, long montera with reinforced side plates, base ring, wooden grip covered with grip leather and fixed with aluminum wire between broad garnets. |
Blade | Straight with small fuller, flat back with small channels outward and inscription inside, rest of blade with three fullers and two edges up to the tip. |
Scabbard | Made of iron, with aiguille and two fittings with corresponding rings. |
Inscription | FCA DE TOLEDO 1874 |
Total Length | 1010 mm |
Blade Length | 855 mm |
Blade Width | 24 mm |
Description | Used during the First Republic, indicating exclusivity for the Royal and Presidential Escort following the disappearance of Line Cavalry in 1840. |
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