Boarding Sabers Of The Spanish Navy: Quality And Durability

BOARDING SABERS of the Spanish Navy around 1848. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1850-A
Name	Boarding Sabers of the Spanish Navy
Period	1848
Hilt	Large iron bowl guard, “English style”, closed, asymmetrical and without edges, with a tongue-shaped quillon and a thick grip with eleven very wide wires. Guard painted black.
Blade	With a false edge, slightly curved, bold continuous edge on the outside, back for the first two-thirds and edge on the last third. Wide and shallow fullers.
Scabbard	Black leather with brass fittings.
Description	These sabers were part of a ship’s equipment and not part of the Navy’s uniform. Used by midshipmen, artillerymen, sailors, or infantrymen.
Inscription 1	Artilleria Fabrica de Toledo Año de 1848
Inscription 2	FA D TOLEDO 1862
Size (Overall Length)	875 mm
Size (Blade)	735 mm
Blade Width	34 mm

Boarding Sabers of the Spanish Navy: Quality and Durability