Alabardera Sword Of The Royal Seal Of The Philippines: History And Design

SWORD GUARDIAN OF THE ROYAL SEAL OF THE PHILIPPINES. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler

Reference	4-1863-A
Name	Guard of the Royal Seal of the Philippines
Era	Circa 1863
Hilt	Steel, with decorated boat-shaped pommel, edged with a border of fleur-de-lis and the Spanish shield. Oval pommel engraved with a lion and a castle. Metallic grip with horizontal ridges.
Blade	Straight, with a rounded back up to the tip on the inner side and the first third on the outer side, the rest with a cutting edge, forming one or two fullers respectively.
Scabbard	Black leather with nickel-plated iron fittings decorated with the fleur-de-lis.
Inscription	Corps of Guards Halberdiers – TOLEDO FACTORY 1863
Description	The Halberdier Company was created to guard and decorate the Captain General of the Philippines, similar to the one used by Queen Isabella II’s Royal Halberdiers, with minor aesthetic differences.
Total Length	975 mm
Blade Length	800 mm
Blade Width	19 mm

Alabardera Sword of the Royal Seal of the Philippines: History and Design