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The falcata is a type of weapon, a sword of steel originated in Iberia, and therefore related to the Iberian native populations before the Roman conquest. It was used by the Iberian countries or neighbors like the Celtiberians being the most common sword in the area of the peninsula. Roman chroniclers praised the quality of the iron that was used for the construction of the Hispanic weapons; they were surprised by its cutting ability and flexibility, one of the most prized and sought features in its manufacture.

As a curious note, reflecting the effectiveness of these weapons, after the first battles in the Iberian Peninsula, an order was given to Roman troops to reinforced with iron the edges of their shields, possibly due to the cutting power of the falcatas, much higher than the straight swords and sabers.

Total Length: 60cm
Blade Length: 50cm
Grip Length: 10cm
Weight: 1.5kg
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.

It is one of the most spectacular swords in the history of Spain.

Total Length: 120cm
Weight: 2.2kg
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.

It is one of the most spectacular swords in the history of Spain.

Total Length: 100cm
Blade Length: 83cm
Width: 21cm
Weight: 2.2kg
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

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

Philip II of Spain (1527-1598) was the son and heir of Charles I of Spain. He was the King of Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Portugal, and also the King of England by his marriage to Mary I. He died on September 13, 1598, at the age of 71, in the monastery of San Lorenzo de El Escorial. 

His reign was characterized by global exploration and territorial expansion across the Atlantic and Pacific oceans, leading the Hispanic Monarchy to be the first power in Europe. 

This chiseled bow sword, with bow garnish, is typical of the Spanish Renaissance. The straight and long blade is wielded with one hand.

Total Length: 112cm
Blade Length: 92cm
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

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

Sancho IV of Castile (1258-1295), nicknamed "the Brave", proclaimed himself king of Castile and León in the Cathedral of Toledo (1284) on the death of his father King Alfonso X despite having been disinherited by disagreements with him. He died in Toledo (1295), at the age of 37, a victim of phthisis, being buried in the Chapel of Santa Cruz of the Cathedral of Toledo.

The remains of King Sancho IV were located in an archaeological exploration looking for the remains of Sancho II of Portugal (1947). Next to the corpse is a sword, with an overgilded hilt, and on the blade of the sword has engraved an inscription of which only some fragments were preserved, the blade being rusty in some parts. The sword was worthy of a Castilian monarch.

Total Length: 102cm
Weight: 1.7kg
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

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

The Tizona is a sword of the sixteenth century well known and appreciated throughout Europe, used by the brave captains of the Thirds of Flanders and brave conquerors of America.

This Tizona, Spanish-style sword, stands out for its cup-shaped garnish that could carry different finishes (broths, engravings, chiseled, damascene, etc.) as well as its slender and light sheet of careful tempera that we can admire in the main museums of the world.

Total Length: 115cm
Blade Length: 94cm
Weight: 1.6kg
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

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

Roldan was a historical commander of the Franks in the service of Charlemagne, and count of the March of Brittany. He was killed at the Battle of Roncesvalles by the Vascones on 15 August 778. When he was knighted at the age of 17, Roldán received the sword from Charlemagne, a sword that kept several relics and that Roldán mentions after breaking the rock in which he tried to break Durandarte. 

According to Legend, Roldán's sword is located in Lake Carucedo, where Roldán threw the sword into the water before dying to prevent it from falling into enemy hands. Another legend tells that the Leonese knight Bernardo del Carpio after defeating Roldán took the sword Durandarte with which he was later buried in Peña Longa. Carlos I, knowing the existence of the sword when disembarking in Laredo, passed the tomb of Bernardo del Carpio, and took the sword that would accompany him for much of his life.

Total Length: 117cm
Blade Length: 94cm
Weight: 2.4kg
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

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

Christopher Columbus was a navigator, cartographer, admiral, viceroy and governor general of the West Indies in the service of the Crown of Castile. He made four voyages to the Indies in 1507, and although he was possibly not the first European explorer of America, he is considered the discoverer of a new continent, the New World, being the first to trace a round trip route through the Atlantic Ocean.

The Sword of Christopher Columbus appears in numerous paintings in the discovery of America. 

Total Length: 116cm
Blade Length: 96cm
Weight: 1.6kg
Scabbard: None

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

Charlemagne, Carolus Magnus, Charles the Great, king of the Franks and emperor of Western Europe, was born in 742, and became an undisputed chief and one of the great centers of power in history, the Holy Roman Empire. Through his conquests abroad and his internal reforms, Charlemagne laid the foundations of what would become Western Europe in the Middle Ages. Today, Charlemagne is regarded not only as the founder of the French and German monarchy, which he is named as Charles I, but also as the father of Europe.

Replica of the legendary "Joyeuse", currently in the Louvre Museum, but which comes from the treasure of the abbey of Saint-Denis. This sword has been used in the consecration of all the kings and emperors of France. The sword of consecration was considered, since the thirteenth century, as that of Charlemagne, the "Joyeuse" (the Merry). Its handle and insert, which carry a vegetal element in the center of the guard, date back to the High Middle Ages. Its spike, adorned until 1804 with fleurs-de-lis on the rhombuses, looks Gothic. Its hawks, formed by small winged dragons, date from the second half of the twelfth century.

Total Length: 98cm
Blade Length: 81cm
Weight: 1.7kg
Edge: Blunt
Scabbard: None

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