Model 1860 Cavalry Officer's Saber: Elegance And History

CAVALRY OFFICER’S SABER MODEL 1860. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1860-D
Name	Cavalry Officer’s Saber Model 1860
Guard	Iron, complete and closed of Prussian type.
Grip	Leather-wrapped and wired with smooth wire.
Knuckle bow	Continuous with ears.
Blade	Slightly curved, with a ricasso. Channels close and parallel to the backs.
Fuller	Almost imperceptible.
Inner edge	Rounded back up to the ricasso which offers a false edge.
Outer edge	Back up to almost halfway.
Cutting edge	The rest of the blade up to the tip.
Scabbard	Iron, with two bands and their rings.
Chape	Lyre-shaped.
Manufacture	Toledo Factory, Year 1844
Prices	Guards: 12.60 pesetas; Blades: 8.32 pesetas; Scabbards: 8.55 pesetas.
Overall length	970 mm
Blade length	845 mm
Blade width	25 mm
Photography	Photographs by Lluc Sala

Model 1860 Cavalry Officer’s Saber: Elegance and History