BASKET HILT FOR ID

M ELEY · 24th May 2015, 11:31 PM

Finding an exact copy of these types of swords isn't going to happen! Colonial types were fashioned by local blacksmiths, who often used various sword parts and hand-wrought pieces of metal to make their creations! I've often half-heartedly jested that colonial espadas are true 'folk art', being that no two are alike! Yes, there were some of a specific pattern, such as the so called Caribbean cuphilts and such, but many are the 'Frankensteins' of the sword world. I love them for this quality, but others may not. If you happen to come across Brinckerhoff's "Spanish Military Weapons in Colonial America 1700-1821", you will see the decorations, designs, forging techniques and generalized patterns of which we speak. That book is hard to find these days, however...

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24th May 2015, 11:31 PM	#7
M ELEY Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: NC, U.S.A. Posts: 2,177	Finding an exact copy of these types of swords isn't going to happen! Colonial types were fashioned by local blacksmiths, who often used various sword parts and hand-wrought pieces of metal to make their creations! I've often half-heartedly jested that colonial espadas are true 'folk art', being that no two are alike! Yes, there were some of a specific pattern, such as the so called Caribbean cuphilts and such, but many are the 'Frankensteins' of the sword world. I love them for this quality, but others may not. If you happen to come across Brinckerhoff's "Spanish Military Weapons in Colonial America 1700-1821", you will see the decorations, designs, forging techniques and generalized patterns of which we speak. That book is hard to find these days, however...