[kronckew]

Picked this up on an auction today on a whim, cost only a few pounds, Billed as a Spanish sword with an etched blade, it looks a bit touristy. Steel Guard i s a bit intriguing tho, seems to have an eagle crest with maybe a crown over it, maybe a stacked leather grip? Looks more like a cutlass or hanger.

The pommel looks like a knights helmet. no data otherwise.

Etch shows Spanish poetry, translates similar to our English phrase "God helps those that help themselves"...

(It says in a bit of an abbreviated form, roughly " Don't beg God until you have hammered the iron yourself".)

Could this be So. American? Mexican? Anyone recogize the crest?

I've enhanced the photo contrast to pseudo HDR: (The reddish areas seem to be exaggerated artifacts rather than rust.

Thanks for any comments.