Cup-Hilt Sword Antonio In Toledo: 17th Century Elegance

ANTONIO CUP HILT SWORD IN TOLEDO 17th CENTURY. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (swordsmith)

Reference	2-1650-F
Name	Cup Hilt Sword
Author	Antonio in Toledo
Period	17th Century
Guard	Cup hilt with leaf engravings, point-breaking rim, and shallow depth. Straight knuckles not very extensive, ending in a button. Pommel in a spinning top shape with a large button, on an elegant base and good grip, almost prismatic, well-wired and reinforced with four vertical bars and two chiseled ferrules.
Blade	Straight, with a fuller in the strong third and the rest double-edged to the tip. Edges on both sides.
Inscription	ANTONIO IN TOLEDO
Description	It would be wonderful to assert that the author of this sword, marked ANTONIO, is precisely Antonio Ruiz, the famous Toledo blacksmith, swordsmith to the King and mentioned in the book “Life of Lazarillo de Tormes”. The steel blooms from the Mondragón forges were brought to Toledo, which is why the people of Toledo are known as “bolos”.
Total Length	1200 mm
Blade Length	1040 mm
Blade Width	20 mm
Museum Inventory	Lázaro Galdiano Museum, inv. no. 7373

Cup-Hilt Sword Antonio in Toledo: 17th Century Elegance