SWORD signed Enrique Coel
Spain
17th century
Steel, leather
Long. total: 98; Long. blade: 84.3 cm

Straight double-edged blade with a flat side, with a groove in the first third, engraved "por la patria y por el rey", which means "for the fatherland and for the king" on one side and "enrique coee en soliny engen alemain" for "made by Enrique in Solingen in Germany", signature of the blacksmith Enrique Coel (Heinrich Koel).
Asymmetrical bivalve shell chiseled with lines.
Keep an eye on a secondary branch.
Long-tailed pommel and rivet button.
Rocket covered in sheepskin, with five grooves.

Ref.: 6629

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