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Chiseled bow sword, made for Philip II by the Toledo master swordsmith Sebastián Hernández, whom we honor by highlighting his name on the magnificent blade of this unique sword. With ribbon garnish, snake type. The term rapier sword, typical of the Spanish Renaissance, is a sword with a long, straight blade, wielded in one hand. It is called a rapier sword because it was carried as an accessory to clothing, generally used for fashion and as a weapon of personal defense.
In this handmade series, manual procedures predominate in their execution and the high quality of the materials used in them. The decorated metals of the fittings are carefully chiseled, soldered and burred by hand before being coated with fine gold or silver, depending on the model, leaving the crosses or roots of certain models of the series, in bronze without coating of precious metals, to give them an unalterable patina that ennobles them.
This type of bow garrison was the one that provided the least protection when fighting, followed by shell garrisons, such as foil garrisons, and cup garrisons, which offered more protection in frontal combat.
Philip II (1527-1598). King of Spain, son of Charles I of Spain and V of Germany, and Isabel of Portugal. He was sovereign of the Netherlands. He was part of the La Liga Santa with the Republic of Venice. He carried out the Iberian unity. He created the well-known Invincible Armada, which ended up being dispersed and defeated by storms. He moved the court from Toledo to Madrid in 1556.
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