Arab Alfanje sword with brass handle Marto 582

Arab sword with bronze handle with engraved decoration and curved blade.

Alfanje from the Hispanic Arabic al-janyar, "the dagger", designates a sword with a wide and curved blade, with an edge on one side (or counter edge in its last third) used in the Iberian Peninsula, part of the Mediterranean and Italy during the Middle Ages. Middle and until the Renaissance. In ancient Vulgar Castilian it was also known as "terciado".

There are several forms that these cutlasses were given in past times, of which there was abundant production in Toledo during the Arab invasion.
Its main characteristics, the guard that rises towards the fist on one side falling towards the blade on the other, and the widening and curvature of its blade. It remains in this stylized Moorish cutlass, remembering that Toledo, also during its Arab period, was a very important center of swordsmithing.

• Length: 84cm
• Blade Length: 65 cm
• Width: 15cm
• Weight: 2.8kg

A high quality sword from the exclusive Collection “Historical, Fantastic and Legendary Swords” manufactured by MARTO.
Certificate of Quality and Origin, Made in Toledo.