Piton Sword: Joanés' Mastery In The Renaissance

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

Reference	2-1495-A
Name	Piton Sword
Period	15th Century
Guard	Made of steel, fire-gilded and well-chiseled. Disk pommel with concentric circles and no button. Slightly tapered grip, made of wood and covered with a mesh forming small battlements, without securing ferrules. Straight and chiseled quillons, turning in opposite directions, widening towards the end with a central shield and two tabs closing on the reverse, ending in two pitons on the front of the ricasso.
Blade	Straight, with a groove that extends up to the first third. The rest of the blade has two flat sides and two edges up to the tip.
Total Length	1135 mm
Blade Length	950 mm
Width	30 mm
Inscription	JOANES ME FECIT
Description	Sword belonging to the Armory of King Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire, marking the transition towards the Renaissance in weapons.
Museum Inventory	NATIONAL HERITAGE, Royal Armory of Madrid no. inv. G-37

Piton Sword: Joanés’ Mastery in the Renaissance