Five Ball Hilt spadroons

fernando · 5th July 2009, 10:23 PM

To tell the true, i wouldn't know what a spadroon would be called in Portuguese sword typology.
This picture represents what is called a military sword from the period of King Dom José. I seem to notice that it has some resemblance with the usually illustrated spadroons. A very fine example, with a silver hilt and an ivory grip, with silver filets. The blade is single edged by three quarters and double in the last section, with the legend VIVA EL REY DE PORTUGAL. The text also mentions that, swords of this type, were also used in the (Portuguese) Navy.
Its age is estimated around 1775-1800.
Now, would somebody tell me if this example is far from being what is considered a spadroon?
Fernando

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5th July 2009, 10:23 PM	#9
fernando (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Portugal Posts: 9,694	To tell the true, i wouldn't know what a spadroon would be called in Portuguese sword typology. This picture represents what is called a military sword from the period of King Dom José. I seem to notice that it has some resemblance with the usually illustrated spadroons. A very fine example, with a silver hilt and an ivory grip, with silver filets. The blade is single edged by three quarters and double in the last section, with the legend VIVA EL REY DE PORTUGAL. The text also mentions that, swords of this type, were also used in the (Portuguese) Navy. Its age is estimated around 1775-1800. Now, would somebody tell me if this example is far from being what is considered a spadroon? Fernando . Attached Images