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Originally Posted by Forja Fontenla
BBJW
Where did you find it?
I live in Argentina. My country, during the wars of independence (1810-1825) and later during the civil wars (Unitarios Vs Federales) it was customary to acquire surplus weapons until they began to regulate weapons around 1870.
It is possible that this saber reached these lands in those times...
Eduardo
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I did find some hints when trying to identify what turned out to be a Prussian M1848 at the local museum that swords of that type may have been supplied to South America so that is very likely the source.
The langets were often removed in the field but it is entirely possible that a batch could have been ordered without them.
Robert