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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF SPANISH SWORDSAS
SABER MIDMARINE AND ASPIRANT OF THE NAVY MODEL 1844-57 REDUCED VARIANT. Author: Vicente Toledo Momparler (spadologist)
| Reference | 4-1844-D |
|---|---|
| Name | Sabre |
| Type | Midshipman and Navy Aspirant |
| Model | 1844-57, reduced variant |
| Garnish | Composed of a closed bowl with a handguard, made of gilded brass, a folding guard or hinge on the back and, on the front, an anchor with a hawser under a royal crown. Knob with a continuous cord formed by a lion's head. Coiled and also golden cockerel. Fist lined with black shoe and wired with copper wire. |
| Sheet | Classic in the Navy, curved, with a cord spine, edge on the outside and a “carp tongue” blade, that is, with a central rib and slight counter edge. |
| Sheath | Black patent leather with two clamps with each ring and ferrule, all gold. |
| Entry Age | 12 or 13 years |
| Laspirant Total Length | 645 mm |
| Largo Suction Blade | 555 mm |
| Suction Blade Width | 22mm |
| LOfficial Total Length | 880 mm |
| Largo Official Sheet | 740 mm |
| Official Sheet Width | 24 mm |
