ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
LOOP SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 2-1590-A |
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Name | Loop Sword “SEBASTIÁN HERNÁNDEZ” |
Era | 16th Century |
Fittings | Fire-gilded iron, ovoid pommel with stripes and chain patterns, wired wooden grip, Turkish head ferrules, decorated guard or hand guard, flat ricasso with Toledo punch. |
Blade | Straight with deep fuller, name of the swordsman and his mark on the first third, edge throughout and finished in a point. |
Inscription | SEBASTIAN HERNANDEZ and mark of the swordsman |
Total Length | 1110 mm |
Blade Length | 980 mm |
Width | 22 mm |
Description | There were several Sebastián Hernández in Toledo and Seville, 16th and 17th centuries. German imitations were also present. |
Museum Inventory | Instituto Valencia de Don Juan, inv. no. 62 |
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