ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
CEÑIR SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 3-novc-B |
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Name | Ceñir Sword |
Period | circa 1863 |
Hilt | Flag-style hilt with delicate design. Made of gilded brass with pierced and engraved shell featuring the Coat of Arms of Spain, the Order of the Golden Fleece, among palms and oak. Trilobular pommel and straight quillons. Foliar decorations on the grip. Elegant guard in the Isabeline style. |
Blade | With ridges and a single flat on the first third and three flats with double edges on the rest. |
Scabbard | Black leather with mouthpiece and chape in gilded brass, decorated with leaves and volutes. Suspension button with floral bouquet design. |
Inscription | FABRICA DE TOLEDO AÑO DE 1863 |
Description | The short swords carried by high-ranking figures serving Queen Isabel II were a blend of weapon beauty and the skill of their designers and craftsmen. The owner displays the Order of the Golden Fleece. |
Overall Length | 935 mm |
Blade Length | 790 mm |
Blade Width | 14 mm |
Collection | Julio Jiménez Collection |
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