ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
Gift to a Lieutenant Colonel in Cuba around 1872. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
| Reference | 3-obse-B |
|---|---|
| Name | Saber |
| Era | Circa 1872 |
| Guard | In gilded brass and profusely decorated, model 1840 for cavalry chiefs |
| Blade | Straight, flat with a large hollow and two grooves in its first two thirds, the rest with two flats and two edges |
| Scabbard | Of polished steel, with three very well chiseled fittings in gilded brass and two rings |
| Inscription | TOLEDO 1872, “THE VOLUNTEERS OF THE 1st CAVALRY REGIMENT TURN = ARAJO TO THEIR WORTHY LIEUTENANT COLONEL. INDALECIO AVENDANO” |
| Description | Gift in gratitude from a regiment to its commander; related to the Great War, 1868-1878 |
| Total Length | 900 mm |
| Blade Length | 780 mm |
| Blade Width | 21 mm |
| Collection | Luís Miguel Sánchez |
