Sword Estoc Of The 16th Century: The Elegance Of The Great Captain

ESTOQUE SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert)

Reference	2-1500-B
Name	Estoque Sword
Period	16th Century
Fittings	Hand-and-a-half or bastard hilt, black varnished iron cross, pear-shaped pommel, cord-wrapped grip covered in black leather, quillons with two inclined guards and two protective bridges.
Blade	Straight, wide and flat, with a single groove to the middle and two small ones at the ricasso, double-edged with a clipped point.
Total Length (T)	1112 mm
Blade Length (H)	930 mm
Blade Width	50 mm
Description	Sword attributed to D. Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba, the Great Captain. Designed for combat, it was not a parrying sword and was carried suspended from the belt or in the saddle’s pommel.
Museum Inventory	Royal Armory of Madrid, National Heritage no. inv. G-30

Sword Estoc of the 16th Century: The Elegance of the Great Captain