ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
SABER OF THE MILITARY ORDER OF SAN JUAN DE JERUSALÉN AND MALTA. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 3-oasj-C |
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Name | Military Order of San Juan de Jerusalén and Malta |
Hilt | Made of gilded brass. Closed bowl, ring, knuckle guard, and pommel with a lion’s head extended by a fitting blade until the guard. Maltese cross on the bowl. Handle with ivory-like finish featuring gold thread and copper wire. |
Blade | Safe Port model, straight, with a ricasso, flat spine on the inside, edge on the outside, fuller, and a channel on the last third of the spine. |
Sheath | Nickel-plated iron with a clamp and its corresponding ring. |
Inscription | Fabrica de Toledo J. SAEZ CIUDAD RODRIGO MADRID |
Full Name | SOVEREIGN MILITARY AND HOSPITAL ORDER OF SAN JUAN DE JERUSALÉN, OF RHODES AND OF MALTA |
Total Length | 940 mm |
Blade Length | 783 mm |
Width | 22 mm |
Collection | Collection of Julio Jiménez |