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4th April 2018, 03:24 PM
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Sword for Identification
Today I was browsing the vault at the war museum where I work and stumbled upon this sword. Outside of my knowledge, I wondered the possible origin and date of this piece. It was donated a number of years ago but the source had no information pertaining to it. Possibly a reworked European blade mounted to a North African hilt? Horn grip and D-guard with some crude unidentified stamp markings on the blade. These are the only photos that I have at the moment. Any direction on where to search for this style sword would help. Thank You.
-Geoff |
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4th April 2018, 05:21 PM
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So far I know are this swords from Cuba but I am unsure, but certainly from South America.
Regards, Detlef |
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4th April 2018, 05:27 PM
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Here an old thread regarding this swords: http://www.vikingsword.com/vb/showth...highlight=cuba
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4th April 2018, 07:16 PM
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Thank You Detlef, This is just the direction that I needed pointed to. Much appreciation.
-Geoff |
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4th April 2018, 07:18 PM
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You are welcome Geoff!
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4th April 2018, 09:54 PM
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Hi Geoff:
Detlef has pointed you to the right place. Cuban machete/sword, Spanish-American War era. Ian |
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