Espadín De Conchas Toledo: Elegance Of The 18th Century

TOLEDO SHELL SMALL SWORD, 18th Century. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1730-F
Name	Shell Small Sword
Period	18th Century
Guard	Delicate iron guard, consisting of two almost flat shells with light engravings, two short quillons, side arms secured by screws, a widening ring, and a flattened sphere pommel with a high button.
Blade	Straight, short fullering, and flat spine in the first fifth, continuing to two flat surfaces until the tip.
Total Length	990 mm
Blade Length	830 mm
Blade Width	018 mm
Description	The first small swords of the late 17th and early 18th centuries were smaller rapier swords, useful at court and in daily life encounters.
Photography	Photographs by Lluc Sala

Espadín De Conchas Toledo: Elegance of the 18th Century