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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
... I would imagine that these would have been somewhat questionable in pitched combat or duelling, but certainly used in the heat of anger in dispute would touch thier mark. ...
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Spot on, Jim
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The article i have read on the quitó history in Portuguese social life relates precisely such kind of events.
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Originally Posted by Jim McDougall
...The chain guard as far as I know was not typically seen on hunting, court or smallswords until around the middle of the 18th or slightly before. I would suspect someone might find an example, but in research looking for one a short time ago I could not locate one before mid 18th.
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Spot on again,
While the quitó reportedly appeared in the first quarter XVIII century, when King Dom João prohibited the large swords, so called Toledanas (for one), i find in my micro library specimens similar to this one, dated second half XVIII century.
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