Long Swords Carp Tongue: Stunning Archaeological Find

LONG CARP TONGUE SWORDS. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	1-150-A
Name	Long carp tongue swords
Time Period	Final Bronze Age
Period (B.C.)	1000 to 850 B.C.
Guard	Molded cast bronze forming a single piece; short and wide pommels, fusiform grips with holes for the scales.
Blade	Both made of bronze, straight and long, shaped like a “carp tongue.”
Total Length 1	635 mm
Total Length 2	746 mm
Description	Finds in the Huelva Estuary, interpreted as ritual acts.
Museum Inventory	NATIONAL ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM no. inv. 32263 and 32270