Sword Of The Mount: The Jewel Of 18th Century Cavalry

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

Reference	4-1790-A
Name	Riding Sword
Period	Late 18th century
Fittings	Iron grip with spherical pommel and button, handguard ring, cross-guard, side pieces, wooden grip wired with copper thread.
Blade	Straight, with a short moustache and designed in three sections with two edges.
Inscription	R (royal property) Cs III (Charles III) C. (cavalry) To (Toledo) 1786
Total Length	1130 mm
Blade Length	940 mm
Width	34 mm
Description	The “Crowned R” used by Charles III and IV to mark troop armament, not applicable to officers’ weapons.
Museum Inventory	S.B.G.M. Collection

Sword of the Mount: The Jewel of 18th Century Cavalry