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kronckew · 7th November 2008, 07:12 PM

Found this odd looking mexican sword on ebay

anyone have any idea what it is? billed as a vintage (pre-1970 in ebay-isch) mexican presentation sword.

hilt looks well made, blade etchings look well executed, but the odd yelmanesque forward section
and rounded tip, aside from the implications it is designed for the cut, is one i have not seen before.

only measurement is blade length 26 in.

Blade etching

Grip

leather under the wire wrap is billed as reptile skin.

Ricasso markings

i can make out the lower 'MADE IN MEXICO' but not the upper one.

i will have better info when it arrives and i can examine and measure in it more detail.
better pics to come after it gets here.

7th November 2008, 07:12 PM	#1
kronckew Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Room 101, Glos. UK Posts: 4,154	Mexican Presentation Sword? Found this odd looking mexican sword on ebay anyone have any idea what it is? billed as a vintage (pre-1970 in ebay-isch) mexican presentation sword. hilt looks well made, blade etchings look well executed, but the odd yelmanesque forward section and rounded tip, aside from the implications it is designed for the cut, is one i have not seen before. only measurement is blade length 26 in. Blade etching Grip leather under the wire wrap is billed as reptile skin. Ricasso markings i can make out the lower 'MADE IN MEXICO' but not the upper one. i will have better info when it arrives and i can examine and measure in it more detail. better pics to come after it gets here.