Cup Hilt Sword Of Tomás De Ayala: Elegance Of The 17th Century

CUP-HILT SWORD OF TOMÁS DE AYALA IN TOLEDO. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword specialist)

Reference	2-1610-D
Name	Cup-Hilt Sword
Period	17th Century
Guard	Crafted in iron with evident mastery. Complete hemispherical cup with a blunt-point upper edge. Long quillons ending in a spiral, a flattened spherical pommel, cylindrical grip covered with iron wire, among other decorative details.
Blade	Straight, with a fuller in the first third and three flats in the remaining two. Edges sharpened on both sides along its entire length.
Total Length	1015 mm
Blade Length	970 mm
Blade Width	25 mm
Description	Beautiful sword by Tomás de Ayala, simple but with just the right touch to make it elegant. Guard similar to number 100 in Norman’s book, used between 1630 and 1700.
Museum Inventory	Álava Armory Museum, registration no. 261

Cup Hilt Sword of Tomás de Ayala: Elegance of the 17th Century