Shell Sword: Mallorcan Craftsmanship From The 17th Century

SWORD OF SHELLS IN MALLORCA ME FECIT. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword scholar)

Reference	2-1675-H
Name	Sword of Shells
Period	17th Century
Guard	Made of iron, formed by two asymmetrical shells decorated to create a shallow bowl. An extensive cross with long straight quillons, undecorated, ending in buttons. Short grip, well wired and secured by two smooth ferrules. Pommel shaped like a mushroom, decorated with oblique bands and a knob. Handguard with an interesting central arrangement of disks or plates, also finished in a button and not attached to the pommel.
Blade	Straight, with a central hollow in the first fourth, featuring a rare inscription. The rest in lenticular section. Double-edged throughout.
Inscription	EN MALLORCA ME FECIT
Total Length	1010 mm
Blade Length	827 mm
Width at H	025 mm
Description	In Spain, great armories are shown to have forged swords not only in Toledo, Valencia, Barcelona, or Seville but also in Mallorca, as evidenced by this specimen, indicated by the inscription on the blade: “EN MALLORCA ME FECIT”.
Museum Inventory	Military Museum of Montjuïc Castle

Shell Sword: Mallorcan Craftsmanship from the 17th Century