ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
SWORD OF THE CEÑIR. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 3-acsa-B |
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Name | Sword of the Ceñir |
Body | Body of External Health |
Model | 1911 |
Fittings | Elizabethan style, gilded brass, with straight cross-guard ending in a trefoil. Emblem of the Body featuring oak branches and a viper between two crossed oars, all in gold. |
Blade | Straight, with a fuller, rounded spines in the first third and a wide hollow in the center. Two edges at three tables. |
Scabbard | Leather, with a brass gilded throat and tip. |
Inscription | MANUFACTURE OF TOLEDO. Regulatory sword for chiefs of the Body of External Health (formerly Maritime Health) according to the Royal Order of March 15, 1911. |
Description | This body was responsible for overseeing public health in Spanish ports. |
Total Length | 890 mm |
Blade Length | 750 mm |
Blade Width | 9 mm |