Official Saber Of The Royal Guards: History And Details

OFFICIAL SABRE OF THE ROYAL PROVINCIAL GUARDS AROUND 1820. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	3-xmna-F
Name	SABRE
Era	circa 1820
Guard	made of brass, with a handguard in ring shape and three quillons in an “S” position very low
Shell	short with oval hat and decorated profile with laurel leaves
Hilt	made of ebony wood, very well wired with a triple row of copper wire, with the monogram “RG” under a royal crown
Blade	with a marked arrow shape, without grooves or channels but with a fuller, round spine in the first third and edge in the rest
Scabbard	made of leather, with three fittings of gilded brass
Inscription	RL FAÐ TOLEDO under the throat the number 128
Description	Some companies of provincial militias were part of the Royal Provincial Guard in the service of King Ferdinand VII; the officer sabres have a common denominator.
Total Length	880 mm
Blade	749 mm
Blade Width	30 mm
Museum Inventory	MILITARY HISTORICAL MUSEUM OF VALENCIA

Official Saber of the Royal Guards: History and Details