A Spanish colonial broadsword/cutlass

Hotspur · 24th October 2018, 03:29 AM

The eagle pommel shown was an Ames type, if not truly an Ames, with the flared collar to the pommel. An 18th century Spanish cavalry blade. The Ames screaming eagle was first seen on their infantry and artillery contract pieces of the mid 1830s. It is quite possible Ames was responsible for the grip and guard casting as well but that would mean a collaboration after the Alamo but before the US war with Mexico.

I archived those images off of David Parks dealer's website in 2007. He never showed an entire overall shot of the piece but one side in sections.

The Mexicans seemed to like the Bavarian 1826 sabres as well.

Cheers
GC

David R · 29th December 2018, 12:20 AM

You would be surprised how old that blade form is, a flat shearing blade with multiple fullers. I was in a Danish museum some years ago and saw the remains of one excavated from a late Roman context. I posted about it on this site a while back. It could have been a 19th C Solingen blade, except for the Latin and the figure of Mars on the blade.

24th October 2018, 03:29 AM	#1
Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 508	The eagle pommel shown was an Ames type, if not truly an Ames, with the flared collar to the pommel. An 18th century Spanish cavalry blade. The Ames screaming eagle was first seen on their infantry and artillery contract pieces of the mid 1830s. It is quite possible Ames was responsible for the grip and guard casting as well but that would mean a collaboration after the Alamo but before the US war with Mexico. I archived those images off of David Parks dealer's website in 2007. He never showed an entire overall shot of the piece but one side in sections. The Mexicans seemed to like the Bavarian 1826 sabres as well. Cheers GC Attached Images

29th December 2018, 12:20 AM	#2
David R Member Join Date: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,116	You would be surprised how old that blade form is, a flat shearing blade with multiple fullers. I was in a Danish museum some years ago and saw the remains of one excavated from a late Roman context. I posted about it on this site a while back. It could have been a 19th C Solingen blade, except for the Latin and the figure of Mars on the blade.