Unknown Spanish colonial or Mexican Basket Hilted sabre

Hotspur · Yesterday, 10:22 AM

Mounted, or infantry grenadier? The theme comes up a lot in the lowlands, UK and Iberia. The grip and basket a bit Spanish in my mind.

Here is a neat hanger and an American eagle in British guise, with a knuckle bow. Dmitry had one.

Cheers
GC

Jim McDougall · Yesterday, 03:59 PM

Thanks Glen, that makes sense. Through the 'laws of diffusion', since the French were Bourbons, as was the royal house in Spain it seems plausible to have been present on some weapons' motif.

With Great Britain and the Holland, there were of course strong ties as well, and often weapon forms and motif became transcendent.

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Hotspur Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Nipmuc USA Posts: 530	Mounted, or infantry grenadier? The theme comes up a lot in the lowlands, UK and Iberia. The grip and basket a bit Spanish in my mind. Here is a neat hanger and an American eagle in British guise, with a knuckle bow. Dmitry had one. Cheers GC Attached Images

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Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,594	Thanks Glen, that makes sense. Through the 'laws of diffusion', since the French were Bourbons, as was the royal house in Spain it seems plausible to have been present on some weapons' motif. With Great Britain and the Holland, there were of course strong ties as well, and often weapon forms and motif became transcendent.