Riding Sword "Model 1844" Civil Guard Officer 345000S

The "Model 1844" Riding Sword for Civil Guard Officers is a unique piece included in the group of arms of Spain. This emblem shows the shield flanked by the initials GC and reproduces the insignia of a corps, with a garrison of three hawks made specifically for Civil Guard Officers.

Created at the beginning of the Civil Guard Corps under the direction of the Duke of Ahumada, the first regulation on the use and allocation of bladed weapons was issued, which stipulated that for the Infantry forces a "Sabre of those used by the Army Infantry" would be adopted, while for the Cavalry forces, a "Line Sword" would be assigned.

The Duke of Ahumada, concerned about the correct and honourable use of weapons, dictated "several times some Guards have drawn their sabres against unarmed civilians... every Civil Guard must keep in mind the motto of the old Spanish swords - do not draw me without reason nor sheathe me without honour - and there can rarely be cause to draw it against an unarmed civilian" (Circular 4/08/1846).

The founding order provided for all Cavalry or Infantry Civil Guards to be provided with their corresponding sabre (RO25/08/1848) and the Duke of Ahumada, in 1850, dictated that orders be made directly by the heads of the Tercios to the Toledo Factory and that it be observed whether they bore the true motto of the establishment because "in many workshops in the foreign kingdom they are falsified by putting the sign of the Toledo Factory".

From then on, swords and sabres were designed and manufactured to be carried by the Civil Guards, and the "Model 1844 Riding Sword for Civil Guard Officers" was one of the first edged weapons of the Civil Guard Corps manufactured in the prestigious Toledo Bladed Weapons Factory.

The officers of the Cavalry units of the Civil Guard were provided, in keeping with the custom of the time, with an exclusive model of riding sword. The use of the riding sword was complemented by the use of the girdle sword when on foot.

The model 1844 riding sword for Civil Guard Officers has a straight blade with channels and a rounded back on its first third, while on the other two thirds it has two edges up to the tip. The brass hilt has a continuous monterilla, ferrule and hand guard with ring, three hawks, and the national shield between the initials "GC" of the Institute. The hilt is wired.

It features a metal sheath and two clamps with their corresponding rings for fastening to the belt. Its total length is 105 cm/41 inches.

Detail and manufacturing perfection combine to create a unique and exclusive piece, worthy of being owned and worn by a Civil Guard officer.

Main features:

• Straight blade with grooves and rounded spine.
• Brass mount with continuous crest, ferrule and handguard with ring, three hawks, and the national shield between the initials "GC" of the Institute.
• Barbed fist.
• It has a metal sheath and two clamps with their corresponding rings for attachment to the belt.
• Total length: 105 cm/41 inches.