ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
CEÑIR SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 3-imgn-D |
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Name | Ceñir sword |
Corps | Forestry Engineers Corps |
Model | 1891 for Barcelona |
Fittings | Elizabethan style, gilded brass, cross of straight hawks ended with a cloverleaf. Corps emblem with crossed axe and pick, oak and laurel branches. Barcelona shield on the hilt. |
Blade | Straight, with ricasso, grooves, and hollows in the first two-thirds. The rest has three flat surfaces and two edges. |
Scabbard | Black leather, with brass tip and throat. The suspension button is missing. |
Inscription | FABCA DE TOLEDO 1909. Ceñir sword for the Forestry Engineers of Barcelona according to the uniformity instruction of Royal Order of March 7, 1891. Barcelona shield in the center of the hilt. |
Total Length | 845 mm |
Blade Length | 705 mm |
Blade Width | 012 mm |
Translation | Barcelona Forestry Engineers Corps small sword pattern 1891 |