Original Spanish Model 1840 Infantry Briquet Sword made in Toledo with Brass Fit Leather Scabbard - dated 1872 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly and then the U

and then the U

and then licensed to various other countries

The wicked heavy 35 1/4 inch curved blade's ricasso is marked on one side with the makers name

as well as a faint number 16

Laboratories of Brooklyn New York and supplied to the USN under contract during WW2

Original Spanish Model 1840 Infantry Briquet Sword made in Toledo with Brass Fit Leather Scabbard - dated 1872 Category_MG 34 Barrel Jacket Assembly and then the UOriginal Item: Only One Available. This is a great example of a Spanish Infantry "Briquet" sword, based on the French Napoleonic era design. It's a relatively simple sword, with a blade set into a cast brass hilt with a guard. After the Napoleonic wars Spain introduced the Model 1818, which had a straight blade. This was replaced in 1840 with the curved model that we have here. It comes complete with the original brass fit leather scabbard, which are