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The Spanish city of Toledo with its Tagus River has been dedicated to forging for centuries; In fact, it is said that the Carthaginian troops under the command of Hannibal carried among their weapons the famous Hispanic falcatas, many of them made by Celtiberian blacksmiths based in what would become Toledo.
Toledan steel at the time of the Spanish Empire, on whose domains “the sun never set” when Emperor Charles V reigned, was already praised for the quality of Toledo weapons in the known world. Toledo became one of the great sword-making centers in Europe along with the Italian city of Milan and the German city of Solingen.
The forge at that time belonged to the guilds and the masters did not reveal their secrets, only to their successors in the trade; The craftsmen relied on their experienced eye to detect different shades of hot steel and used verses, prayers and songs to calculate the cooling times of the sheets.
If during the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries Toledo armories were famous and their products were in high demand, during the 18th century the decline occurred: firearms took center stage on the battlefield, making swords, daggers and pikes useless.
Toledan craftsmanship was at risk of disappearing, but the enlightened monarch Charles III - determined that the steel tradition would not be lost - ordered the construction of the Toledo Weapons Factory, whose mission was to preserve the legacy of the forgers.
Currently there are very representative and famous factories that manufacture their swords and sabers in Toledo, with brands with Toledo's seal of quality and originality, such as Marto, José Luis Rubio, among others.
In Toledo swords you will find swords as representative as those of the Catholic Monarchs, Don Quixote, Christopher Columbus, etc. many of them limited edition:
