Cavalry Saddle: History And Unique Details

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

Reference	4-1812-B
Name	Riding Sword
Period	Around 1812
Guard	Made of iron, comprising a straight angle stirrup guard. Cup-shaped semi-plate, slightly curved towards the blade, black wooden grip with longitudinal grooves, pommel and ferrule grooved to match the knob. Iron bridge on the left side of the base for thumb placement.
Blade	Straight, with a square spine in the first two thirds and an edge in the rest; on the outside, an edge running along its entire length to the tip, which forms a blade with three flat surfaces.
Scabbard	Probably black leather with iron fittings.
Inscription	CAD LA (Line Cavalry) 1804 To (Toledo) R (royal property) Cs. IV (Charles IV)
Description	This blade is of ammunition type, meaning it is royal property, hence intended for troops, suggesting that Cavalry soldiers used swords with iron stirrup guards.
Total Length	1000 mm
Blade Length	855 mm
Width H	33 mm
Photographs	Lluc Sala