ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
PITON SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 2-1495-A |
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Name | Piton Sword |
Period | 15th Century |
Guard | Made of steel, fire-gilded and well-chiseled. Disk pommel with concentric circles and no button. Slightly tapered grip, made of wood and covered with a mesh forming small battlements, without securing ferrules. Straight and chiseled quillons, turning in opposite directions, widening towards the end with a central shield and two tabs closing on the reverse, ending in two pitons on the front of the ricasso. |
Blade | Straight, with a groove that extends up to the first third. The rest of the blade has two flat sides and two edges up to the tip. |
Total Length | 1135 mm |
Blade Length | 950 mm |
Width | 30 mm |
Inscription | JOANES ME FECIT |
Description | Sword belonging to the Armory of King Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire, marking the transition towards the Renaissance in weapons. |
Museum Inventory | NATIONAL HERITAGE, Royal Armory of Madrid no. inv. G-37 |