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Python Sword: History and Meaning in Self-Defense

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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS

PYTHON SWORD DO NOT DRAW ME WITHOUT REASON. Author:  Vicente Toledo Momparler (swordsmith)


Reference 2-1525-A
Name Python Sword
Period 16th Century
Guard Entirely made of iron, decorated with gold plant motifs. Pommel in the shape of an inverted spinning top with a flat knob and, at the bottom, a simulated ferrule. Tapered grip. The quillons are turned in the opposite direction, increasing in thickness and ending in small knobs. At the front, a large protective bridge. On the reverse, two lugs are born that end in two pits, thus protecting the flat ricasso.
Blade Straight, with considerable width. In the first third, single-edged and hollow ground on both sides. It bears the famous Spanish legend.
Inscription DO NOT DRAW ME WITHOUT REASON
DO NOT SHEATH ME WITHOUT HONOR
Description Famous Spanish legend “DO NOT DRAW ME…” used from the 16th to the 19th century. Norman’s book places this type of pommel at number 25 and its use between 1545-1560. This is a rapier, a term used for all swords that were used as personal defense weapons and formed part of the clothing and fashion of the time.
Total Length 1070 mm
Blade 915 mm
H Width 034 mm
Museum Inventory Arms Museum of Álava
registry no. 242


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