Naval Artillery Saber: Elegance And Tradition

SABER. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1931-H
Name	Navy Artillery Officer
Era	Around 1931
Hilt	Composed of an openwork bowl guard with knuckle bow, made of gilt brass, and on the front, an anchor with stock over two crossed cannons beneath a mural crown. Pommel with a continuous cord formed by a triton’s head and its back. Quillon ending with the head of a mythological animal. Ivory-colored grip, fluted and wired with copper twisted wire.
Blade	Classical in the Navy, curved, with a corded back, edge on the outside and carp tongue-shaped ricasso, with central rib and slight false edge. Interestingly, it is not rigid but somewhat flexible.
Scabbard	Black patent leather with two bands, chape and one ring. All in gilt brass and beautifully decorated. On the front of the throat engraved “Juan Sande”.
Inscription	Toledo Workshop Spanish Navy. Preciados… Madrid. Distinguished and unique custom sword for an officer of the Navy Artillery Corps. It features a mural crown on the bowl guard and a single ring on the scabbard, belonging to the Second Republic. It also bears the Navy Artillery elements: crossed cannons, the anchor with stock, and a triton on the pommel.
Total Length	925 mm
Blade	780 mm
Width	23 mm

Naval Artillery Saber: Elegance and Tradition