ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
ESPADÍN. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 3-oast-A |
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Name | Brotherhood of the Military Order of Our Lady of Carmen |
Guard | Totally gilded brass, with a decorated handguard and a double shell that ends in a chiseled gallows in the shape of a bunch. Front cup, the emblem of the Brotherhood of Our Lady of Carmen, a shield with three stars under a royal crown. Fusiform grip imitating a cord-like cast around. Pommel forming a spherical cap. |
Blade | Straight, with a bigotera and rounded edges on both sides in the first third. In the last two, three tables and two edges up to the tip. |
Scabbard | Black leather with a smooth golden metal nozzle and tip. In the nozzle, a button with the arms of Spain to suspend the sword in the tahalí. |
Inscription | TOLEDO 1874 |
Total Length | 920 mm |
Blade Length | 770 mm |
Width | 021 mm |
Description | In Spanish brotherhoods, swords were also used to wear with their uniforms at events dictated by the protocol. This was common in almost all associations, whether military, political, social, religious, etc., especially in the 19th and 20th centuries. |
Collection | Collection of Julio Jiménez |
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