ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
SABER. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 4-1896-E |
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Name | SABER |
Era | circa 1896 |
Design | Robert |
Guard | iron, with a full knuckle guard, wide, without edges and without a quillon on the reverse curve. Emblem of the Military Administration on the front. |
Pommel | truncated conical cap with a wide base |
Grip | special ergonomic design formed by the blade tang, with checkered wooden scales covering the entire width and ferrules at each end |
Blade | slightly curved, with a ricasso, continuous edge formed by narrow flats on the outside and a flat back on the inside up to the tip with a false edge |
Scabbard | iron, nickel-plated, with one clamp and two unequal rings together |
Inscription | FABRICA DE TOLEDO 1897 |
Use | It was not regulation for the Military Administration Academy until 1905, but it was used by the Military Administration and various Arms and Corps |
Overall Length | 939 mm |
Blade | 774 mm |
Blade Width | 22 mm |
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