ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
PUGNO PRO PATRIA Cup Hilt Sword. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (swordsmith)
Reference | 2-1680-B |
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Name | Cup Hilt Sword |
Inscription | PUGNO PRO PATRIA (I Fight for the Homeland) |
Era | 17th Century |
Guard | Made of iron, consisting of a hemispherical cup with shallow depth and simple engravings, completed with a small cut-resistant edge. Wide pommel in a disc or spin top shape, featuring a rounded finial. Straight cross guard ending in a button with two quillons turned toward the inside of the cup and secured to the cup by rivets. Hand guard or ring with decorative quillon finished in a snail shape, resting on a quillon and also finished with a button matching the grip. Simple, smooth handle made of bare wood without coating or binding. |
Blade | Straight, lenticular section, with slight grooves in the first quarter. Sharp on both sides. |
Total Length | 1065 mm |
Blade Length | 885 mm |
Blade Width | 038 mm |
Description | This sword may not be Spanish and could belong to our neighbor Portugal, although many of the swords they used were manufactured in Spain. |
Photography | Photographs by Lluc Sala |