Officer’s Dress Sword: Elegance And Military Tradition

CINCH SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1844-G
Model	Cinch sword, Civil Guard Officer, model 1844
Mounting	Gilded brass with cross of two flat quillons, double shell guard, coat of arms of Spain between oak and laurel branches, initials “G C”, ring with chiselled decoration and pommel with military triumphs, ebony grip with gilded spirals.
Blade	Straight with ricasso, edge on the outside, fuller and slight hollow grind on the first two-thirds, double-edged with three facets on the last third.
Scabbard	Black leather with gilded brass throat and tip, Spanish coat of arms on the anchoring button.
Inscription	ARTA FABA DE TOLEDO 1877
Total Length	990 mm
Blade Length	840 mm
Width	22 mm
Historical Description	Created in 1844 by Don Francisco Javier Girón, Duke of Ahumada, as an infantry officer’s sword for the Civil Guard.
Circular	Circular dated June 24, 1848, mandates the use of the cinch sword for mounted service.

Officer’s Dress Sword: Elegance and Military Tradition