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

“`html ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS ESPADÍN3. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-diplo-M Name Espadín Era Ceremonial Period (B.C.) Circa 1865 Guard French manufacture, Second Empire style, design with weapons of Spain, flags, and royal crown. Blade Triangular section, forged …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS SABRE. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-dipl-K Name SABRE Period About 1845 Guard Very notable and large guard made of gilded brass. Pommel with the bust of young queen Isabel II and grip made of …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS SABER. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-dipl-J Name SABER Period around 1845 Guard Made of gilded brass with a classic French design from its 1821 model, simple ring, guard plate with a hawk and gallows …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS ESPADINES. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-dipl-H Name ESPADINES Period Ceremonial around 1840 Guard Elizabethan style, brass or silver-plated alpaca, with cross quillons Blade Straight and thin, etched and three flats with two edges up …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS ESPADINES. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (swordsmith) Reference 3-dipl-H Name Espadines Era Circa 1840 Guard Elizabethan style, brass or silver-plated alpaca, with cross quillons. Wooden or brass grip, with the royal cipher of Isabella II “Y2” or the …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS ESPADÍN. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-diplo-G Name Diplomatic Espadín Era 1841 Guard Golden brass and engraved, with Isabelina cross decorations, grip featuring a head of Athena and trilobate pommel Blade Straight and thin, small …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS ESPADÍN. Author:  Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-diplo-F Name Diplomatic Espadín Period Around 1836 Guard Made of silver with an Imperial-style design, handguard, and a shell with the letters J.A.S in Gothic style. Blade Larger …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS ESPADÍN. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-diplo-E Name Espadín Period Circa 1815 Guard In gilded brass and Louis XVIII style, carved shell with military trophies, medallion with a phrase exalted to Fernando VII, pommel in …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS ESPADÍN. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-diplo-D Name Espadín Era Around 1815 Guard Made of engraved silver in the French Restoration style, featuring a double shell where the effigy of Fernando VII is depicted, held …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS ESPADÍN. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-diplo-C Name Espadín Era Around 1810 Guard Engraved and gilded brass, handle made of ebony wood, curved pommel with a flat cap, shell with Spanish symbolism. Blade Straight, rhomboidal …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS ESPADÍN. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-diplo-B Name Espadín Period Around 1810 Hilt Brass hilt with decorative and engraved “Empire” designs. Composed of a square column handguard, guard, pommel, ferrule, and a pierced shell representing …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS SABER. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (expert in swords) Reference 3-dipl-AB Name Saber Era Circa 1808 Guard Made of gilded brass and beautifully chiselled, of the so-called stirrup type. It features a protective ring and a pommel shaped …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS SABER. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-dipl-A Name Saber Era Circa 1808 Guard Made of gilded brass and beautifully crafted, with a protective ring and a pommel shaped like a mythological head. Blade Curved, with …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS SPANISH RED CROSS SABRE AROUND 1950. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-crro-F Name Spanish Red Cross SABRE Era Around 1950 Guard Derived from the Uniformity Regulation of 1943, it differs from the army officer sabres …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS SPANISH RED CROSS SABER AROUND 1920. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-crro-E Name SABER Era Around 1920 Guard Relatively large, made of chiseled and gilded brass with whimsical guards from artillery officers, engineers, administrative officers, …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS SPANISH RED CROSS SABER AROUND 1920. Author:  Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-crro-D Name Spanish Red Cross Saber Era Around 1920 Guard Gilded brass, handguard with closed cup and pierced with the emblem of the …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS CEÑIR SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-crro-C Name Ceñir sword Period Around 1900 Fittings A mix of various regulatory models from the Army at different times. It features a guard made of gilded brass, …

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDS CEÑIR SWORD. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (sword expert) Reference 3-crro-B Name Ceñir Sword Period Circa 1898 Guard Completely silvered. Double shell, Red Cross under a royal crown, dog-head shaped knuckle-bow, fusiform grip with horizontal grooves, dome-shaped pommel …