Eighteenth Century Bowl Sabers: Beauty And History

SWORDS WITH CUPS. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (swordsmith)

Reference	2-1701-B
Name	Swords with Cups
Period	18th Century
Guard	Made of iron, very sturdy, composed of a brass pommel in a spinning top shape with a knob. Flat and thick cup with lobed edges. Excessively twisted quillons in the opposite direction. Cylindrical counterguard with notch. Handguard ring. Decoration of iron “olives” covered in brass.
Blade	Straight, with gentle grooves in the first quarter and a fuller almost to the tip. Edge on the inside and outside along its entire length.
Inscription	LONG LIVE THE KING OF SPAIN LONG LIVE THE 2 OF
Total Length	970 mm
Blade Length	815 mm
Blade Width	034 mm
Description	Swords with Asian influence, possibly manufactured in the Philippines. The Philippines is named after the Spanish King Philip II.
Museum Inventory	S.B.G.M. Collection.

Eighteenth Century Bowl Sabers: Beauty and History