Historical Swords: 18th Century Bowl In Asia And America

CAZOLETA SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1701-A
Name	Cazoleta Sword
Era	18th Century
Guard	Made of iron, brass pommel in a spinning top shape with a knob, double flat and thick cazoleta with gold-plated brass decorations in Asian style, straight quillons, cylindrical escutcheon, and hand guard ring, decorated with iron “olives” covered in brass.
Blade	Straight, single-edged with a lenticular shape in the first third and engraved with a legend. Edge on the inside and outside up to the tip.
Inscription	LONG LIVE THE KING OF SPAIN
Total Length	1025 mm
Blade Length	875 mm
Width	30 mm
Description	As an adjacent territory and autonomous entity of the Viceroyalty of New Spain, the Captaincy General of the Philippines was also known as the Kingdom of the Philippines.
Museum Inventory	S.B.G.M. Collection

Historical Swords: 18th Century Bowl in Asia and America