ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
SWORD WITH SIDEBARS. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword scholar)
Reference | 2-1475-A |
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Name | Sword with Sidebars “CATHALDO-ME FECIT” |
Era | 15th Century |
Guard | Made of iron, decorated with ornamental designs in chiselled gold. Disk pommel worked with fallen quillons ending in sidebars with balls. |
Blade | Straight with a central fuller almost to the tip, double-edged and with three surfaces in the last third. |
Total Length | 960 mm |
Blade Length | 795 mm |
Width | 36 mm |
Description | A splendid example of a Spanish sword belonging to the second half of the 15th century, at the beginnings of the Renaissance. The appearance of the sidebars originates in Spain. |
Museum Inventory | Instituto Valencia de Don Juan, inv. no. 59 |
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