Mounted Troop Saber 1895: Unique Design And Functionality

Mounted Institutes Troop SABLE model 1895. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1895-A
Name	Mounted Institutes Troop Saber, Model 1895
Hilt	Steel, with full cup guard, asymmetry to protect the hand, eyelet for the sword knot, quillon bent towards the back, dome-shaped pommel and grips made of checkered walnut wood.
Blade	Curved, with ricasso, edge continuous along the outside, spine squared on the first two thirds and narrow edge on the last third, forming one flat surface and then two.
Scabbard	Iron, with wide throat fixed with a screw and a clamp with a ring and long asymmetrical wings.
Inscription	ARTILLERY FA NATIONAL TOLEDO
Total Length	980 mm
Blade Length	820 mm
Blade Width	28 mm
Designer	Artillery Colonel Mr. José Robert
Royal Circular Order	July 8, 1895 – Declaring the saber for mounted institutes as regulation.
Photography	Photographs by Lluc Sala

Mounted Troop Saber 1895: Unique Design and Functionality