Royal Guard Saber: Elegance And Historical Functionality

OFFICIAL SABLE OF THE ROYAL GUARD AROUND 1825. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (swords expert)

Reference	4-1825-1
Name	Official Sword of the Royal Guard
Period	1825
Hilt	Very notable and large gilt brass hilt, with three quillons, guard plate with skirt bent inward and wide ring outward. Long pommel with hemispherical dome and crafted circular cord. Grip with fourteen tight rings, covered with sharkskin and tightly wired with double twisted wire of different thicknesses. On the front of the guards, a large shield with the arms of Spain between palms and flags.
Blade	Curved, robust and wide, with flat back on its two thirds and edge on the rest on the inside. Edge from the ricasso to the tip on the outside. Large fuller extending up to the ricasso. Decorated with leaves and trophies.
Scabbard	Iron, with two bands, two rings and good internal ribbing. Short chape.
Inscriptions	L. BORETI (Industrial sword maker of the Fernandine era) on the skirt. S & K (Schnitzler & Kirschbaum of Solingen) on the blade.
Total Length	1030 mm
Blade Length	880 mm
Blade Width	33 mm
Additional Description	Possible assignment for the officers of the Fernandine Royal Guard, this is a weapon manufactured in the German city of Solingen.

Royal Guard Saber: Elegance and Historical Functionality