Cup-hilt Sword Pugno Pro Patria From The 17th Century: A Historical Value

PUGNO PRO PATRIA Cup Hilt Sword. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (swordsmith)

Reference	2-1680-B
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

Cup-hilt sword Pugno Pro Patria from the 17th century: A Historical Value