ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
SABER FOR GENERALS AND OFFICERS OF THE NAVY AROUND 1810. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 4-1810-A |
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Name | Saber |
Period | Circa 1810 |
Guard | In brass, wonderfully chiseled and gilded, with a French design from the Empire and Restoration periods. |
Blade | Curved, with a flat spine on the inside and a continuous edge on the outside that doubles at the tip, with two broad grooves in the strong third. |
Scabbard | Gilded brass, beautifully decorated and with two rings. |
Inscription | Beautifully decorated blade but without inscription. |
Description | Fancy saber, not regulation, resembling the future model 1844, which is the regulation saber of the Navy to this day. |
Total Length | 910 mm |
Blade Length | 760 mm |
Blade Width | 30 mm |
Museum Inventory | NAVAL MUSEUM OF MADRID |
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