ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
LOOP AND SHELL SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 1-1601-D |
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Name | Loop and Shell Sword |
Author | Sebastián Hernández |
Era | 17th Century |
Guard | Loop and shell made of steel, with eight bronze-profiled medallions. Unique pommel featuring an image of Saint George on horseback fighting a dragon. Handguard with dragon head and pierced shell, five gilded medallions. Wire-wrapped wooden grip. |
Blade | Straight, with two grooves in the strong third, one groove in the second third, and lenticular in the rest. Double-edged. |
Total Length | 1150 mm |
Blade Length | 940 mm |
Blade Width | 25 mm |
Description | Sword possibly forged by Sebastián Hernández “the old” or “the young”. Image of Saint George on the pommel battling the dragon. |
Collection | S.B.G.M. |