Example 4. A single-edged espada ancha, most likely of the late 19th or early 20th Century. The blade appears to have been lightly shaped at the forge from relatively uniform, though thick, stock with the edge ground. The wooden grip is most likely a replacement. The knuckle bow guard and forward quillion remain; no vestige of the shell guard langet remains. Overall length: 68.5 cm. (27 inches), blade length: 57.5 cm. (22.6 inches).