Diplomatic Rapiers: Elegance And Elizabethan Style

ESPADINES. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (swordsmith)

Reference	3-dipl-H
Name	Espadines
Era	Circa 1840
Guard	Elizabethan style, brass or silver-plated alpaca, with cross quillons. Wooden or brass grip, with the royal cipher of Isabella II “Y2” or the arms of Spain.
Blade	Straight and fine, with a mustache and three flats with two edges up to the tip.
Scabbard	Black leather, with brass or silver-plated alpaca chape and throat. Arms of Spain on the suspension button.
Description	Versatile usage situation, could be employed by both military and civil officers, depending on silver adornments.
Inscription	FABCA DE TOLEDO / Fabrica de Toledo
Type	Small swords for diplomats, not for regulation or ceremonial use

Diplomatic Rapiers: Elegance and Elizabethan Style