Python Sword Mateo: The Jewel Of The 16th Century

MATEO PYTHON SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1520-A
Name	Python Sword “MATEO”
Period	16th Century
Fittings	Forged steel with gold and silver ataúja in small alternating stripes with acanthus leaves. Good-sized disc pommel without a button. Tapered wooden grip covered with crimson cloth. Straight, engraved cross-guard, widening at the end and turning in opposite directions, one towards the obverse and one towards the reverse. Central shield from which a circular protective ring extends, with the quillons and two side-plates that close at the back and finish with two python heads at the front of the ricasso, which has a narrowing and the mark of the smith.
Blade	Straight. Double-edged with two flats to the end.
Inscription	MATEO / Monogram of Jesus Christ
Initial Owner	D. Francisco Pizarro
Birth	1470-80 in the city of Trujillo (Castile)
Death	1541 in Lima (Peru)
Historical Description	He was the conqueror of Peru and founder of Lima, after subduing the Inca empire and executing Atahualpa. He was appointed, by His Majesty King Charles I of Spain and V of Germany, as governor of New Castile, whose government was based in Lima, a territory that, upon his death, became the Viceroyalty of Peru.
Total Length	1038 mm
Blade Length	830 mm
Blade Width	27 mm
Museum	Royal Armory of Madrid
Inventory Number	NATIONAL HERITAGE no. inv. G-35

Python Sword Mateo: The Jewel of the 16th Century