Official Navy Artillery Saber: History And Design

SABER. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	4-1857-A
Name	Official Saber of the Staff Corps of the Navy Artillery model 1857
Hilt	Composed of a pierced and closed cup guard with knucklebow, made of gilded brass, and on the front, an anchor over two crossed cannons under a royal crown in silver. Pommel with continuous cord formed by a triton’s head and its back. Twisted quillon also gilded. Grip covered with black sharkskin and wrapped with smooth copper wire.
Blade	Classic in the Navy, with corded back, edge outward, and a carp’s tongue-shaped tip.
Scabbard	Black patent leather with two bands, each with a ring, and a chape, all in gilded brass as well. This saber would hang, for daily use, from a black patent leather belt with braces and a gilded metal plate showing two crossed cannons over an anchor and crown, all in silver.
Inscription	SPANISH NAVY ARTA TOLEDO FACTORY 1858
Description	Regulation saber for chiefs and officers of the Staff Corps of Navy Artillery, by Royal Order of December 4, 1857.
Overall Length	885 mm
Blade Length	745 mm
Width	26 mm

Official Navy Artillery Saber: History and Design