Belt Sword 1828: Discover Its History And Unique Design

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

Reference	4-1828-A
Name	Waist Sword model 1828
Guard	Gilded brass, double shell with the Artillery emblem, two crossed cannons over six bombs and under a royal crown. Ring or knucklebow, pommel shaped like a helmet with plume facing outward. Handle in ebony wood, fluted, with copper wire twist, lower ferrule and short quillon rod, the last two elements featuring elegant decorations.
Blade	Straight, with very short ricasso, edge continuous on the outside, spine squared on the first two thirds and edge on the inside on the rest.
Scabbard	Leather, with brass gilded throat and chape. The throat button with floral decorations.
Inscription	RL F. (Royal Factory). Regulatory model of waist sword for Artillery chiefs and officers, according to the uniform regulation of the Royal Order dated May 31, 1828. Later, the Royal Artillery College adopted this waist sword for Cadets, according to the College’s 1830 regulation, which states: “A sword identical to that used by the officers of the Corps, with its corresponding sword knot.”
Total Length	950 mm
Blade Length	800 mm
Blade Width	22 mm
Description	Very rare sword, as it lasted only 16 years. In 1844, a new, simpler and more economical Isabeline-style model appeared.
Collection	Author’s collection

Belt Sword 1828: Discover Its History and Unique Design