Lasso And Shell Sword: Elegance Of The 17th Century

LOOPED SWORD AND SHELLS. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1600-H
Name	Looped sword and shells “JUAN DE VALENCIA”
Era	17th Century
Guard	Made of iron, with branches and bridges in perfect symmetrical arrangement; long quillons; simple ring supported by two arms; converging arms; two grilled shells; pommel in a vertically ribbed urn; strong rectangular crossguard; wooden grip in Solomon spiral wrapped in iron wire.
Blade	Straight, double-edged on both sides, with a fuller in the strong third and robust edges on the inside and outside up to the tip.
Inscription	ME FECIT VALENCIA. S
Total Length	1200 mm
Blade Length	1020 mm
Width H	026 mm
Description	Looped sword with lower shells, from the group mistakenly called “Pappenheimer,” a copy of Spanish styles from the 16th century.
Inventory Museum	ARMORY MUSEUM OF ÁLAVA, registration no. 431

Lasso and Shell Sword: Elegance of the 17th Century