ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS
OFFICIAL STAFF DAGGER. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)
Reference | 4-1861-C |
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Name | Official Staff Dagger |
Era | 1861 |
Garnishment | Fully made of gilded brass and highly decorated. Pommel in flattened trefoil. Chiseled grip highlighting the Spanish coat of arms under a royal crown. On the obverse, longitudinal striations. Simulated rosettes in vegetal draperies. Short, horizontal hawks forming a cross with the grip. Emblem of the Corps in a curvilinear polygon, five-pointed star amid oak branches. |
Blade | Straight, with a fullers and three grooves in the first third, rounded, with two edges in the rest. |
Sheath | Black leather with gilded and highly decorated chape and throat. Shield with mythological head. |
Inscription | No visible inscription |
Description | A beautiful dagger, with a garnishing very similar to the 1861 dress sword. Non-regulatory, but of great size and comfortable to carry for chiefs and staff officers. |
Total Length | 395 mm |
Blade Length | 840 mm |
Width H | 20 mm |