ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
OFFICIAL CAVALRY MOUNTING SWORD FROM AROUND 1804. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 4-1804-B |
---|---|
Name | Mounting Sword |
Period | 1804 |
Fittings | Iron, elegant, with two open S-shaped quillons and a circular arch guard. Well-defined and circular pommel. Complete grip. Wooden handle covered in leather and wired with white thread. Diamond-shaped escutcheons. |
Blade | Straight, with a broad hollow grind up to the blade tip, flat spine on the inside for the first two-thirds and a running edge on the outside. Decorated with blue bluing and gold details. |
Scabbard | Iron, with two mounts, two rings, and a short locket. |
Inscription | TOLEDO YEAR 1804 |
Total Length | 1080 mm |
Blade Length | 945 mm |
Blade Width | 30 mm |
Description | A clear example of French influence in Spain in 1804, similar to the Napoleonic sabre “An IX”. |
Collection | V.N. |