Engineers' Machete: Classic Design For Musicians

ENGINEERS’ MUSICIANS MACHETE. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	5-1876-A
Name	Machete for Engineers’ Musicians
Era	Around 1876
Guard	Made of alpaca or white metal, in a classic and well-executed design. The pommel, over a simulated ferrule, contains the Engineers’ attributes. In the center of the grip, tapered and vertically grooved, stands the lyre as a symbol of the specialty. Straight quillons cross, with a central trilobular escutcheon containing the Engineers’ tower surrounded by laurel branches over a fan of sun rays.
Blade	Straight, with a ricasso and parallel fullers running along three-quarters of the interior, leaving a false edge on the blade, and a half exterior with a cutting edge on the rest up to the point.
Scabbard	Leather, with a silver-plated brass throat and chape. Suspension button for the sword belt.
Inscription	ARTA FABA DE TOLEDO 1876
Total Length	690 mm
Blade Length	545 mm
Width	22 mm
Description	Machete specifically intended for Engineers’ musicians, as is also the 1852 model. Possibly, other machetes with this design exist for other Corps or Arms, such as the Navy and its Marine Infantry.
Museum Inventory	Guardia Civil Museum

Engineers’ Machete: Classic Design for Musicians