Swords, Sabers, and Civilian Machetes from the 19th to the 20th Century

Viking Machetes? The idea combines the practical brutality of a field blade with the legend of the Northern warriors. In this article, you will discover what is myth and what is real heritage, how that aesthetic translates into modern …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS CEÑIR SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-novc-B Name Ceñir Sword Period circa 1863 Hilt Flag-style hilt with delicate design. Made of gilded brass with pierced and engraved shell featuring the Coat of Arms …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS SABER. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-X Name Official Saber of the Volunteers of the Constitutional Monarchy Period Circa 1875 Pommel Gilded brass, smooth grip with semi-spherical pommel, handguard and small quillons, base plate with …

“`html ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS VOLUNTEERS OF THE REPUBLIC OFFICER’S SABER CIRCA 1873. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-V Name Official Saber of the Volunteers of the Republic Era Around 1873 Fittings Made of gilded brass. Straight …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS VOLUNTEERS OF THE REPUBLIC OFFICER’S SABER CIRCA 1873. Author:  Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-U Name Official Saber of the Volunteers of the Republic Era 1873 Hilt Made of gilded brass. Straight grip with semi-spherical …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS OFFICIAL SWORD OF THE VOLUNTEERS OF FREEDOM. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-T Name Official Sword of the Volunteers of Freedom Period Circa 1869 Guard In gilded brass. Rounded dome-shaped grip, well-decorated with a small …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS Volunteers of Freedom Officer’s saber circa 1868. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword scholar) Reference 3-xmna-S Name Official Saber of the Volunteers of Freedom Era Circa 1868 Guard Large brass shell completely pierced. Long knuckle guard with a …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS OFFICIAL SABER OF THE VOLUNTEERS OF FREEDOM. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-R Name Official Saber of the Volunteers of Freedom Period Circa 1868 Guard Made of gilded brass. Features a pierced and …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS SABER. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-Q Name Officer of the Volunteers of Liberty Era Circa 1868 Grip Made of gilded brass, splendidly chiselled, consisting of a ring, two quillons joined to the bowl, and …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS MACHETE. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-P Name Machete Period 1852 Guard Brass, sturdy, globular pommel chiselled on a diabolo base, solid grip with musical attributes, simulated ferrule, cross of hawks with central escutcheon and …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS NATIONAL MILITIA ARTILLERY GASTADOR MACHETE CIRCA 1848. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-O Name National Militia Artillery Gastador Machete Era Circa 1848 Grip Brass, with straight cross-guards ending in lion heads, pommel with shovel and …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS ARTILLERY MACHETE OF THE NATIONAL MILITIA AROUND 1848. Author:  Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-N Name Machete Era Around 1848 Grip In two blocks of gilded brass. First block: disc pommel with artillery bomb and …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS CEÑIR SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-M Name Ceñir Sword Period circa 1848 Guard completely made of white metal. Pierced cup parallel with the decorations of the ring, mythological head on the pommel, fusiform …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS OFFICIAL SABRE OF THE NATIONAL MILITIA CIRCA 1848. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-L Name Official Sabre of the National Militia Era Circa 1848 Hilt Brass, consisting of two quillons, a ring, a folding hinge …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS OFFICIAL SABER OF THE NATIONAL MILITIA. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-K Name Official of the National Militia Period Circa 1848 Guard Solid, brass. With two quillons and emblem. Grip in high-quality sandpaper. Blade Curved, …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS OFFICIAL SABER OF THE NATIONAL MILITIA AROUND 1848. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-J Name Saber Period 1848 Guard Large brass basket with cutouts and engravings. Initials “MN” and name “J. León”. Scabbard …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS CEÑIR SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-I Name Ceñir Sword Period Circa 1839 Guard Entirely made of gilded brass. Pommel in the shape of a closed royal crown with a beautiful line and a …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS CEÑIR SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-xmna-H Name Ceñir Sword Period Around 1834 Guard Completely made of gilded brass, with double shell, initials “PS” between palm leaves under a royal crown, rounded arch with …