Python Sword: History And Meaning In Self-Defense

PYTHON SWORD DO NOT DRAW ME WITHOUT REASON. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (swordsmith)

Reference	2-1525-A
Name	Python Sword
Period	16th Century
Guard	Entirely made of iron, decorated with gold plant motifs. Pommel in the shape of an inverted spinning top with a flat knob and, at the bottom, a simulated ferrule. Tapered grip. The quillons are turned in the opposite direction, increasing in thickness and ending in small knobs. At the front, a large protective bridge. On the reverse, two lugs are born that end in two pits, thus protecting the flat ricasso.
Blade	Straight, with considerable width. In the first third, single-edged and hollow ground on both sides. It bears the famous Spanish legend.
Inscription	DO NOT DRAW ME WITHOUT REASON DO NOT SHEATH ME WITHOUT HONOR
Description	Famous Spanish legend “DO NOT DRAW ME…” used from the 16th to the 19th century. Norman’s book places this type of pommel at number 25 and its use between 1545-1560. This is a rapier, a term used for all swords that were used as personal defense weapons and formed part of the clothing and fashion of the time.
Total Length	1070 mm
Blade	915 mm
H Width	034 mm
Museum Inventory	Arms Museum of Álava registry no. 242

Python Sword: History and Meaning in Self-Defense