Historical Sword Of The 18th Century: Troop Of The Royal Armies

SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1710-A
Name	Troop Sword of the Royal Armies
Period	18th Century
Guard	Iron. Tiny plate cup, unperforated, with almost cylindrical crossguard visible and lacking the lining. Knuckle guard and two quillons turned in the opposite direction, decorated with small olives. Ears turned toward the plate for attachment via rivets and crossguard. Wooden grip unwrapped, which may have originally had a cord inside the helicoidal grooves. Pommel in the shape of a mushroom with no knob. Weapon possibly originating from an American colony.
Blade	Straight, with crossguard, lenticular section, and double-edged. Very well balanced, although excessively flexible due to the likely low mass of iron in its core.
Inscription	1736 and markings of the swordsmith. Simple sword for the troop of the Royal Armies of King Felipe V, 1700-1746, the first Spanish Bourbon after the War of Succession. Displays the marks of an unknown swordsmith who forged it in 1736.
Total Length	900 mm
Blade Length	760 mm
Blade Width	30 mm

Historical Sword of the 18th Century: Troop of the Royal Armies