Elegant Officer's Saber: Elizabethan Style 1832

SABER FOR COMMANDERS AND OFFICERS AROUND 1832. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1832-C
Name	Officer’s Saber
Period	Isabeline
Year	1832
Hilt	Made of alpacca, with a knuckle guard or hand ring, two slightly curved quillons, full pommel ending in a lion’s head, smooth ferrule at the base, cylindrical langet turned toward the blade, wooden grip covered with sharkskin and wrapped with triple wire winding, two scabbard fittings shaped like small shields.
Blade	Curved, with a corded back that reaches the tip, allowing a false edge on the blade, cutting edge along the entire outer portion.
Scabbard	Alpacca, with two mounts and their corresponding rings.
Inscription	FABRICA DE TOLEDO
Description	Elegant yet sober saber for officers from the Isabeline period, a non-regulation weapon that any officer could purchase privately for personal equipment.
Total Length	960 mm
Blade Length	835 mm
Width	28 mm
Museum Inventory	ARMY MUSEUM OF LA CORUÑA

Elegant Officer’s Saber: Elizabethan Style 1832