SPANISH SWORDS ENCYCLOPEDIA
OFFICIAL ENGINEERS SWORD MODEL 1860. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 4-1860-H |
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Name | Engineers’ Official Sword Model 1860 |
Hilt | Made of well-worked alpaca, with a stylized complete monterilla, a cap with an upper rivet, and a throat. The base disc from which the ring, round chiselled guard, and two griffins extend. Displays the Engineers’ emblem. |
Blade | Slightly curved, with rounded ridges on the inside in its four-fifths and on the exterior in the first third. Long channels parallel to their respective ridges. Edges along the rest up to the tip. |
Sheath | Made of iron, nickel-plated, with a hanger, its corresponding ring, and latch. This sheath would have had two rings if it had been manufactured before the Royal Order of January 18, 1894. |
Inscription | FABCA DE TOLEDO 1907 |
Dimensions | Total Length: 905 mm, Blade: 760 mm, Blade Width: 19 mm |
Additional Description | The Engineers’ Uniform Regulation specifies that their edged weapons will be: “Sword: model 1860”. “Scabbard: model 1860”. |
Collection | V.N. Collection |