ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
MOUNTING SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword specialist)
Reference | 4-1770-A |
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Name | Mounting Sword |
Period | Circa 1770 |
Hilt | Shell guard with blade support, made of brass, good grip wrapped in leather, wired with five twists of double thread, faceted globular pommel, specially designed protective quillons, brass-covered shell with window, slight edge around the perimeter of the bowl. |
Blade | Straight, small false edge, three flats and two edges to the tip. |
Inscription | REGTO DRAGS D PAVIA BARNA CARRERAS |
Total Length | 1080 mm |
Blade Length | 910 mm |
Blade Width | 33 mm |
Description | Another piece located in the Army Museum of Toledo, it features the “arrow” mark of the Guild of Daguerreotypists of Barcelona and the mark of “REGTO D NUMANSIA”. |
Photograph | Photographs by Lluc Sala |