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Originally Posted by midelburgo
This is a British 1796 blade marked CRAVEN with a Spanish hilt (1825 model I think). They were used in the first succession (carlista) civil war (c1836).
The carlista side had to find weapons outside of Spain.
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Excellent and perfect illustration!!! Thank you. Thomas Craven was one of the early makers of both 1796 light and heavy cavalry blades.