Infantry Swords Model 1818: History And Technical Details

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SABER Infantry Troop Model 1818. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler

Reference	2-1818-C
Name	Saber model 1818 for Infantry Troopers
Hilt	Morally cast in a single piece of brass, with 28 rivets on the pommel and a simulation of a running monterilla, ring, and swivel, topped with a ball.
Blade	Wide and slightly curved. Inside, a rounded spine up to the blade and a sharpened edge to the tip. Outside, a short round spine and a sharpened edge to the tip. Slight hollows on the plane of the blade.
Scabbard	Leather, fitted with a throat and a brassed tip, with a button for the belt.
Inscription	RL FAÐ TDO YEAR Đ 1818
Description	Under the generic and variable title of “Infantry Troop,” many sabers were named for Grenadiers, Hunters, Royal Valonas Guards, and others, including classes of Corporals and Sergeants. This saber became the standard for Sergeants on foot in Infantry, Medical, and Administrative units, as well as those in engineering, artillery, Civil Guard, and Carabineros institutes.
Nickname	Briquet (lighter)
Total Length	750 mm
Blade Length	615 mm
Blade Width	39 mm
Photographs	Lluc Sala