Medieval Arming Swords

One of the greatest figures in European History was Ferdinando Alfonso. Known as the Saint, and the "king of the three religions" because of the harmony he had managed to create between Christians, Jews, and Muslims. He was king of Castile (1217-1252) and of Leòn (1230-1252) with the title of Ferdinand III, and the main architect of the "Reconquista" of the Catholic kings of the Iberian territories under Muslim control.

This is a reproduction of the sword that belonged to the great king Ferdinand III and his son Alfonso IX, and is now kept in the Royal Armory of Madrid.

Total length: 124 cm
Weight: 957 g
Blade: Stainless Steel
Edge: Unsharpened 
Scabbard: None

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Ferdinand III conquered Andalusia and imposed tribute on the remaining Muslim states in Spain—Murcia, and Granada.

This sword is a reproduction based on the original sword preserved in the Royal Armory of Madrid. The double-edged and pointed blade is made of steel, with a hexagonal section. The brass-plated metal is finely chiseled with geometric beehive figures on the guard and hilt. The spindle handle culminates in a five-lobed pommel, while the arms are wound in a spiral, ending in ivy leaves.

Total length: 106 cm
Weight: 957 g
Blade: Stainless Steel
Edge: Unsharpened 
Scabbard: None

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Our Squire's Excalibur sword is a product of the world famous Art Gladius factory in the historic sword manufacturing city of Toledo, Spain.

At only 75cm, this is the ideal "first sword" for any budding young knight and is also the perfect display piece when space is an issue. The ornate hilt features heraldic dragons on both the pommel and guard and tops an embossed stainless steel blade.

Total length: 75cm
Blade length: 58cm
Grip length: 9cm
Weight: 1155g
Blade thickness (base): 0.35cm
Blade width (base): 3.37cm
Point of Balance (PoB): 2cm
Blade: Stainless Steel
Edge: Blunt
Pommel: Threaded
Scabbard: None

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Smallsword of the sixteenth century, carried by officers as a service weapon.

The blade, made of steel with two edges and a tip, is similar to a rapier. The brass-plated metal has a guard with straight arms with the ends as small crosses, an open handle, and a pommel sculpted like a plume.

Total length: 104 cm
Weight: 957 g
Blade: Stainless Steel
Edge: Unsharpened 
Scabbard: None

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba was a Spanish general who fought in the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars. He reorganized the emerging Spanish army and its tactics, and was regarded as the "father of trench warfare".  He was also called "The Great Captain".

Córdoba was a pioneer of modern warfare. As a field commander, like Napoleon three centuries later, his goal was the destruction of the enemy army. Córdoba systematically pursued defeated armies after a victory to minimize future resistance. He helped found the first modern standing army (the nearly-invincible Spanish infantry which dominated European battlefields for most of the 16th and 17th centuries). 

Total length: 100 cm
Blade: Stainless Steel
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Gonzalo Fernández de Córdoba was a Spanish general who fought in the Conquest of Granada and the Italian Wars. He reorganized the emerging Spanish army and its tactics, and was regarded as the "father of trench warfare".  He was also called "The Great Captain".

Córdoba was a pioneer of modern warfare. As a field commander, like Napoleon three centuries later, his goal was the destruction of the enemy army. Córdoba systematically pursued defeated armies after a victory to minimize future resistance. He helped found the first modern standing army (the nearly-invincible Spanish infantry which dominated European battlefields for most of the 16th and 17th centuries). 

Total length: 100 cm
Blade: Stainless Steel
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire, called "Caesar", is elected Holy Roman Emperor on the death of his grandfather Maximilian in 1519. Charles I of Spain and V of Germany was known in his time as "THE Emperor" since no king ever managed to gather under his command such an immense empire. 

He retired to the Monastery of Yuste where he remained a year and a half in retreat, away from the cities and political life, and accompanied by the order of the Jerónimos who spiritually guided the monarch until his last days. On 21 September 1558 he died of malaria. The coffin of Carlos I is located in the Royal Crypt of the Monastery of El Escorial known as the Pantheon of the Kings.

Length: 100cm
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

Charles I of Spain and V of the Holy Roman Empire, called "Caesar", is elected Holy Roman Emperor on the death of his grandfather Maximilian in 1519. Charles I of Spain and V of Germany was known in his time as "THE Emperor" since no king ever managed to gather under his command such an immense empire. 

He retired to the Monastery of Yuste where he remained a year and a half in retreat, away from the cities and political life, and accompanied by the order of the Jerónimos who spiritually guided the monarch until his last days. On 21 September 1558 he died of malaria. The coffin of Carlos I is located in the Royal Crypt of the Monastery of El Escorial known as the Pantheon of the Kings.

Length: 100cm
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.

The COLADA is one of the two swords, together with the Tizona, that legendary tradition attributes to the Cid, until he gave them to his sons-in-law, the Infantes de Carrión. The sword had been won in combat by the Burgos warrior from the Count of Barcelona and, although it was given, together with the Tizona, to his sons-in-law the Infantes, it was returned by them after the affront committed against their daughters, Doña Elvira and Doña Sol in the town of Corpes and which gave rise to the name of the affront narrated by the song of Mío Cid.

After the incident, El Cid had been disgraced and asked the king for justice. The trial culminates with the "riepto" or duel in which the representatives of the cause of the Cid defeat the infants. These are dishonored in a public joust and their weddings are annulled, also returning the swords. Colada being given again by the Cid to his knight Martín Antolínez. Historians also doubt that the one kept in the Royal Palace of Madrid and shown as the royal Colada sword is indeed the authentic one.

Total length: 75 cm
Blade: Stainless Steel
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

All dimensions are approximate and may vary from piece to piece.