Official Mounted Sword: Elegance And Military History

MOUNTING SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1843-F
Name	Mounting sword
Era	1843
Guard	Brass, with ring, three quillons, wide knuckle bow, shell guard and ferrule. Ebony wooden grip, wire-wrapped with copper thread cord. Emblem of the General Staff Corps, five-pointed star between oak branches and beneath a royal crown.
Blade	Straight, small ricasso, spine and groove in the first third, three flat surfaces and two edges on the rest.
Scabbard	Iron, with chape, two mounts with their rings.
Inscription	FA of Toledo. 1845.
Description	This sword corresponds to the Line Cavalry Sword model 1832, adapted with the Corps emblem according to the General Staff regulation of September 8, 1843.
Total Length	1040 mm
Blade Length	895 mm
Blade Width	025 mm
Museum Inventory	V.N. Collection.

Official Mounted Sword: Elegance and Military History