Engineer Officer's Short Sword: History And Unique Details

ESPADÍN. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1890-B
Name	Espadín
Period	Circa 1890
Hilt	Isabeline style, made of silver-plated alpaca, with a globular pommel featuring alternating projections of mythological heads and lion heads. Straight quillons decorated with more or less lanceolate leaves, whose tips are adorned with warrior faces. Emblem of the Corps of Engineers in the central rectangle. Ebony grip with silver wire wrapping, missing on the example shown. Lower ferrule decorated.
Blade	Straight, with a ricasso and double-edged with three flat facets. Toledo mark dated 1906.
Scabbard	Black leather with silver mounts and chape. The button bears the classic tower emblem of the Corps of Engineers, later elevated to the status of a Branch.
Inscription	ARTILLERIA FABRICA DE TOLEDO 1906
Description	The Engineer’s saber was declared the model by the uniform regulations of the Royal Order dated November 29, 1890, where it is perfectly described and replaces the previous 1860 model saber. This espadín, which like the saber is lighter, is not specifically described in that regulation.
Total Length	910 mm
Blade Length	780 mm
Width	12 mm
Collection	Author’s collection

Engineer Officer’s Short Sword: History and Unique Details