Spanish American War Sword
 

Nice heavy D-Guard sword with horn handle and brass fittings and guard, sharpened false edge. I have been told that there is one exactly like it at the War Memorial Veterans Museum in San Francisco, donated by someone by the name of Funston, who was an Officer in the Spanish American wars.
Comments always welcomed.

Total length 23-1/2"
Blade length 18-3/4"
Blade at thickest 1/4"
Blade at widest 2"
Hilt length 4-3/4"
False edge 7-1/2"

You should read about Funston; he was quite a character .

Hi Robert:

This looks like Philippines work. Any idea where it came from?

Ian.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Funston

http://www.kshs.org/portraits/funston_fredrick.htm

This sword looks like officer grade munitions .
Is it as old as the example donated by Funston ?
Who knows ?

Ian,
As far as I know it is from the Philippines. The only other information I have on this is that I bought it and three others from the same person. I have tried to get more information from him but I have not received any replies to my e-mail yet.

Rick,
Thank you for the links. I live in Kansas and I hate to say that until now I had never heard of Funston. He seems a very remarkable person from what I've been able to read so far.

Here is one of the other swords that came with it. Horn grip with brass wire wrap and fittings.

Total length 32-5/8"
Blade length 27-3/4"
Blade width at widest 1-1/2"
Blade at thickest 1/4"
False edge 10"
Hilt 4-7/8"

A few other items for your consideration and comments. The blades on all of these look shiny because of the lighting. It finally quit raining and was bright outside when I took the pictures. They are not all in order because of a mistake made during uploading. All have horn grips and I believe these and the above are all Katipunan weapons though I could be wrong "AGAIN". :D I'm sure the experts here can shed more light on these than I.

D-Guard with steel fittings and an overall length of 23-1/4"

S-Guard with steel fittings and an overall length of 25-1/2"

Sword/knife with steel fittings and an overall length of 17"

Hi Robert:

Yes, I think they are all from the Philippines. Probably early 20th C. or very late 19th C. for most of them.

Ian.