Historical Sabres: The Robert Project And Its Unique Legacy

SABLES. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1894-A
Name	Officer’s Sables Robert Project
Period	Circa 1890
Guard	Closed steel cup, rounded at the back and without a quillon. Short inner quillon ending in a point. One-piece wooden grip, ergonomic shape with checkered surface. Secured by a flat threaded nut.
Blade	Various blades, all curved.
Scabbard	Chromed iron, with throat and one or two suspension rings respectively.
Description	Military officer Don José Robert studied this type of sabres which were never mass-produced, except for some models commonly used by officers.
Inscription 1	FA Nº Ð TOLEDO
Inscription 2	ARTA FABA DE TOLEDO 1881
Total Length	935 mm
Blade Length	795 mm
Blade Width	26 mm
Inventory Code	1461 04 OTT

Historical Sabres: The Robert Project and Its Unique Legacy