ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
SWORD WITH TANGS AND BRIDGES. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 2-1505-B |
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Name | Sword with Tangs and Bridges “Julián del Rey el Moro” |
Period | 16th Century |
Guard | Made of iron, large cylindrical and faceted pommel with twelve faces, wire-wrapped grip with smooth and twisted wires, two braided ferrules, hexagonal quillons, and tangs connected to the bridges. |
Blade | Straight with a fuller in the strong third, engraved in a zig-zag pattern and a wolf or dog mark. Three flat sides and two edges. |
Inscription | Mark of the wolf or dog, attributed to Julián del Rey in Spain, used in Passau and Solingen in Germany. |
Total Length | 1170 mm |
Blade Length | 960 mm |
Blade Width | 30 mm |
Museum Inventory | Instituto Valencia de Don Juan, inv. n° 61 |
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