Official Cavalry Sword: Elegance And Quality Of The 18th Century

OFFICIAL CAVALRY SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1790-C
Name	Official Cavalry Sword
Era	Late 18th century
Guard	Made of gilded brass, known as the vela barquilla style. Features a front handguard with undulations that, starting from the cup, ends in a counter-curve joining the ring. Cross of reversed hawks in the opposite direction and two inner ones, called sidearms or handle arms. Knuckle bow wrapped in brass. Grip made of black ebony wood, with a tapered rectangular shape and longitudinal moldings. Two square ferrules and a faceted pommel. High knurl finished with a button.
Blade	Straight with the edge on the outside. Square spine in the first two-thirds to a flat and double-edged on three flats in the last third.
Inscription	RL FAÐ TO YEAR 1803
Total Length	980 mm
Blade	810 mm
Width H	034 mm
Description	Sword for officers, elegant, of great beauty and quality, resembling the vela barquilla design of previous models intended for cavalry troops but, obviously, lighter and smaller.
Photographs	Photographs by Lluc Sala

Official Cavalry Sword: Elegance and Quality of the 18th Century