ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
PITON SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 2-1495-B |
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Name | Piton Sword |
Era | 15th Century |
Guard | Fire-gilded steel, chiselled, disc-shaped pommel, tapered wooden grip, wrought crossguards. |
Blade | Straight, with two grooves in the strong third, the rest in lenticular section and double-edged. |
Overall Length | 1050 mm |
Blade Length | 880 mm |
Blade Width | 35 mm |
Description | Spanish Renaissance sword similar to a sword in the Royal Arsenal of Madrid forged by Joanes, possibly “the elder”. |
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