Shell Sword: 17th Century Mallorcan Craftsmanship

SWORD OF SHELLS IN MALLORCA ME FECIT. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1675-H
Name	Sword of Shells
Period	17th Century
Guard	Made of iron, consisting of two asymmetrical shells decorated to form a shallow bowl. Extensive cross with long straight quillons, undecorated, ending in a button. Short grip, well wired and supported by two smooth ferrules. Pommel in the shape of a mushroom, decorated with oblique galloons and a button. Handguard in an interesting central conjunction of disks or plates, also finished with a button and not connected to the pommel.
Blade	Straight, with a central hollow in the first quarter and a rare inscription. The rest has a lenticular section. Double-edged throughout.
Inscription	EN MALLORQUA ME FECIT
Total Length	1010 mm
Blade	827 mm
Width H	025 mm
Description	In Spain, great armories show that it was forged not only in Toledo, Valencia, Barcelona, or Seville, but also in Mallorca, evident from this specimen indicated by the inscription on the blade: “EN MALLORQUA ME FECIT”.
Museum Inventory	Military Museum of the Montjuïc Castle