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Marc · 26th June 2007, 11:57 AM

Well, kinda...

This is a reproduction of the so-called "El Cid" sword, "Tizona", that was up until very recently in the Army Museum in Madrid. It's one of the most reproduced exemplars by the Toledo industry of decorative swords.
The original is a 15th c. sword of Iberian style, nothing to do with the hispano-moresque swords of the same period, sometimes indeed called "jinetas".
Some discussion about this typology can be found HERE.
The sword pictured in a red background is in fact the original for the one discussed here.

26th June 2007, 11:57 AM	#7
Marc Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Madrid / Barcelona Posts: 256	Well, kinda... This is a reproduction of the so-called "El Cid" sword, "Tizona", that was up until very recently in the Army Museum in Madrid. It's one of the most reproduced exemplars by the Toledo industry of decorative swords. The original is a 15th c. sword of Iberian style, nothing to do with the hispano-moresque swords of the same period, sometimes indeed called "jinetas". Some discussion about this typology can be found HERE. The sword pictured in a red background is in fact the original for the one discussed here.