This issue over (right or wrong) marriage of hilts to blades is in itself a vast subject, covering different angles. We know that a determined sword smith is generally known to be the one that forges the blade, and that's when the riddle starts. If in the one hand a (Toledan) smith had to pass an exam under the Guild inspection, where he had to show to be able to perform a few works relative to swords repairs, polishing, scabbards, grips, etc, for he had to pay twelve reales to contribute for the feast of Santiago and one hundred mararavedis in case he achieved his professional credentials. (Esperanza Pedraza Ruiz). This does not prevent that countless blades were forged and forwarded to specialists for the execution of other periphals for embelishment or in raw for exports; or obviously for replacements, both because the origialns were worn or the customer wanted something personalized.
Going back to our misterious Andres Martinez, once more we may witness the frustration of his 'anonymity', when not finding his name in the work of Don Enrique de Leguina (1897) among a zillion Martinez and their derivates.
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