ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
MOUNTING SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 4-1770-B |
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Name | Mounting Sword – Dragon Officer |
Period | Circa 1770 |
Fittings | Made of brass, with a wooden grip wrapped in leather, wired with seven double spiral coils of copper thread, faceted globular pommel on a diabolo-shaped base, hilt of special design and position. |
Blade | Straight with a small ricasso, square spine for just over the first half and sharp edge for the rest; on the outside, sharp edge up to the tip. |
Total Length | 980 mm |
Blade Length | 800 mm |
Blade Width | 30 mm |
Description | This sword for the Dragon officer is the same model as another in the collection, with the difference being that this one was made in Toledo and the other in Barcelona, and they vary in blade type (sword with two edges or saber with a single edge). |
Museum Inventory | S.B.G.M. Collection |