Official Artillery Sword: Elegance And History 1803

OFFICIAL ARTILLERY SWORD C. 1803. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1803-A
Name	OFFICIAL Artillery Sword
Period	circa 1803
Guard	made of gilded brass. Features cross-shaped quillons, with a ring and pommel in helmet shape, being the only concession to decorative elements. Handle made of squared wood, with a ferrule and a hint of a backstrap. The base plate of the guard has a heart-shaped profile with a rectangular notch on the outside.
Blade	straight, with a very short ricasso, a continuous edge on the outside, squared spine in the first two thirds and edged in the last third.
SCABBARD	we assume it is made of leather, with brass gilded fittings and tip.
Inscription	FA TOLEDO 1805 (on the spine)
Description	Beautiful side sword, with its pommel in the shape of a helmet, in line with the fashion of the time. Non-regulatory commercial production for Artillery officers, long before the models of 1828 and 1843.
Overall Length	965 mm
Blade Length	805 mm
Width	20 mm
Museum Inventory	MUSEO DEL ALCÁZAR DE SEGOVIA

Official Artillery Sword: Elegance and History 1803