Royal Mounted Sword: Craftsmanship And Unique Style

Reference	2-1816-C
Name	Official Riding Sword of the Royal Bodyguard of the King’s Person
Model	1816, official variant
Hilt	Gilded brass, guard and three beak-shaped finials with final scroll, top knot with cap and collar, ebony with gilded details and wire wrapping of copper wire.
Blade	Straight, without a ricasso, edge corrugated outward, square spine inward in the first two-thirds, last third with three flats and two edges.
Sheath	Made of iron, with two hangers and gilded brass rings, reduced throat.
Inscription	IN TOLEDO YEAR 1816
Description	Official officer’s weapon with special features, lighter and thinner blade, different from those used by the Guards (1816-22).
Overall Length	995 mm
Blade Length	850 mm
Blade Width	23 mm
Photograph	Lluc Sala

Royal Mounted Sword: Craftsmanship and Unique Style