Isabelino Firefighter Espadin: History And Unique Design

ESPADÍN. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	3-acbo-A
Name	Espadín
Period	Circa 1903
Guard	Gilded brass, in Elizabethan design. Simple cross formed by two horizontally aligned finely chiseled quillons. In the central polygon, an emblem. Prominent pommel. Three-lobed pommel featuring the emblem of firefighters, a pick, a spade, a hose, and a helmet with a crest. Ebony grip with cords and wiring with a twisted copper thread plus two smooth threads. Wide lower guard decorated, and a narrower one at the top.
Blade	Straight, with a wide ricasso and two edges at three facets on the remainder.
Total Length	920 mm
Blade Length	760 mm
Blade Width	12 mm
Inscription	Arta. Faba de Toledo 1903
Description	This espadín appears in the Catalog of the National Factory of Toledo from 1910. In plate 13, figure 74, where it is referred to as: Firefighters’ Sword.
Museum Inventory	Army Museum inventory number: 61535
Photography	Photographs by Esperanza Montero

Isabelino Firefighter Espadin: History and Unique Design