Civil Guard Cavalry Sword 1844: Design And Elegance

MOUNTED SWORD FOR OFFICERS OF THE GUARDIA CIVIL MODEL 1844. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1844-E
Model	Mounted Sword, Officer of the Guardia Civil, Model 1844
Mounting	Brass, with a continuous guard fitting into a decorated ferrule with grooves. Short base plate with a small quillon from which the ring and three hooks arise, shield with the Arms of Spain and the initials “G C”. Wooden grip with copper wire wrapping.
Blade	Classic Isabeline style, straight, with rounded backs, two grooves in the first third, and three flat surfaces forming two edges to the tip.
Scabbard	Iron, with chape, two fittings each with rings, and asymmetrical tip.
Inscription	FABRICA DE TOLEDO 1864. The Duke of Ahumada, Director of the Corps, wanted that from the moment this Institute was founded, it would be uniformly “showy and elegant”.
Date of Approval	June 15, 1844
Minister of War	General Narváez
Total Length	1150 mm
Blade Length	900 mm
Blade Width	23 mm
Collection	Manuel Patiño

Civil Guard Cavalry Sword 1844: Design and Elegance