Boarding Saber: The Iconic Cutlass Of The Spanish Armada

BOARDING SABER. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (swordsman)

Reference	4-1795-A
Name	Boarding Saber of the Spanish Armada
Period	Late 18th century
Guard	Made of brass, in two pieces and shaped like a stirrup. Pommel in a lion head with an imperial-maritime appearance. Visible knob on its top. Reduced base plate, with a large knuckle guard turned inwards. Guard ring twisted at a right angle. Anchored ring at the top.
Blade	Curved, very wide, with a broad central hollow, flat spine on the inside, running edge all along the outside, and double-edged tip.
Total Length	885 mm
Blade Length	745 mm
Blade Width	045 mm
Description	It is difficult to find a saber in the belt of a member of the Navy, as its mission was never to be part of a uniform but rather the supplies of a ship. Used by officers, midshipmen, gunners, or masters of some warship of the Spanish Armada.
Museum Inventory	Military Museum of Montjuïc Castle

Boarding Saber: The Iconic Cutlass of the Spanish Armada