ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
SWORD OF THE BODY OF MAJOR LIEUTENANT KNIGHTS OF THE KINGDOM. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 3-acct-A |
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Name | Sword |
Era | 1847 |
Guard | Steel, generously sized, complete bowl, symmetrical, and cut with foliage. |
Blade | Curved, with a mustache and two edges along its entire length to the tip. |
Scabbard | Iron, with two clamps and rings. |
Inscription | Body of Major Lieutenant Knights of the Kingdom Artillery Factory of Toledo Year 1847. |
Description | To the Major Lieutenants, for their great services rendered since 1195, the Catholic Monarchs gave them their ordinances in 1478. In their white habit, they wore an eight-pointed black cross. |
Total Length | 1005 mm |
Blade | 815 mm |
Blade Width | 60 mm |
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