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Jim McDougall · 18th February 2013, 02:33 AM

I think Im gonna go with Spanish colonial, and the scalloped shellguard, quillon and pommel attachment correspond to what Adams (1985) terms round tang espada anchas early 19th c. The blade, though hard to discern through the patination, but the blade seems hexagonal as seen on many of these.
It does indeed have remarkable resemblance to the cutlasses Mark describes, and that of course remains possible to the earlier, but I am compelled toward the 'round tang' as noted.

18th February 2013, 02:33 AM	#7
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 9,755	I think Im gonna go with Spanish colonial, and the scalloped shellguard, quillon and pommel attachment correspond to what Adams (1985) terms round tang espada anchas early 19th c. The blade, though hard to discern through the patination, but the blade seems hexagonal as seen on many of these. It does indeed have remarkable resemblance to the cutlasses Mark describes, and that of course remains possible to the earlier, but I am compelled toward the 'round tang' as noted.