ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
IHS CUP HILT SWORD 17TH CENTURY. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 2-1604-C |
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Name | IHS Cup Hilt Sword |
Era | 17th Century |
Guard | Complete cup hilt with lobed upper edge, chiseled decoration on the band, fine work in twisted solomonic design on the quillons and handguard ring, ball pommel, grip wrapped in metal thread, Turkish head ferrules, escutcheon at the tip, and rectangular ricasso. |
Blade | Straight, long, narrow, with a central fuller in its first third. |
Inscription | IHS |
Total Length | 1150 mm |
Blade Length | 980 mm |
Blade Width | 26 mm |
Description | The guard is representative of 17th-century rapier swords, with traditional architecture and religious symbolism in the inscription. |