Julian Del Rey's Sword: Unique History And Design Of The 16th Century

SWORD WITH TANGS AND BRIDGES. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1505-B
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

Julian Del Rey’s Sword: Unique History and Design of the 16th Century