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Originally Posted by fernando
Great sword. Post us larger pictures when you have it in hands, will you  . |
I still ought you pictures of the Orbea and Gabiola flintlocks. They are kind of legalized now...
About the original sword in this thread, barquillas were popular in Spain 1750-1780, both for infantry and dragoon officers swords, but I believe yours is more related to cup hilts at the end of XVIIIth century. That pommel with its screw is typical of Portuguese swords with German blades. And ivory/bone is often found as grip material in those cup hilts.