ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
REGULATION SWORD FOR HEADS OF THE CIVIL ADMINISTRATION ACCORDING TO THE UNIFORMITY INSTRUCTION OF 1850. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 3-acad-B |
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Corps | Civil Administration Management Corps of the State |
Model | 1850 |
Guard | In carved and gilded brass, pierced shell, knuckle guard, dog-head pommel, mythological god type mask, and coat of arms of Spain. |
Pommel | Spherical with a large “X” and a knob. |
Grip | Gilded brass with spiral knurling. |
Blade | Straight, with one fuller in the first third with an inscription, two fullers, and two edges in the rest. |
Scabbard | Leather with gilded throat, central fitting, and tip, with two rings and the initials of Isabel II “Y2” with a crown on the first fitting. |
Inscription | Factory of Toledo Year 1846. Regulation sword for heads of the Civil Administration according to Uniformity Instruction of 1850. |
Suspenders | Secured by two suspenders from the belt to the rings. |
Total Length | 935 mm |
Blade Length | 782 mm |
Width | 015 mm |
Photographs | Lluc Sala |