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4th April 2018, 09:54 PM | #1 |
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Hi Geoff:
Detlef has pointed you to the right place. Cuban machete/sword, Spanish-American War era. Ian |
5th April 2018, 03:19 AM | #2 |
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It would be interesting to know exactly where these blades were sourced from; New World, or Old.
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5th April 2018, 05:25 AM | #3 |
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I agree with Ian. And I am thinking that they were made in Cuba.
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5th April 2018, 10:06 AM | #4 | |
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I think it's nearby that they get worked partly in the old world and partly in the new world. Regards, Detlef |
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5th April 2018, 12:14 PM | #5 |
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Well Cuba Ok
but some of them are clearly South Morocco (until someone proves me that the scabbards are not Africans...) So I prefer to say Spanish colonial... |
5th April 2018, 12:45 PM | #6 |
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I think Kubur may have a point here about the scabbards.
They look awfully African. Similar scabbards were used in Ethiopia ( see Spring “African arms and armor”, plate 24). I am not familiar with anything similar in any Spanish- controlled culture. |
5th April 2018, 11:17 PM | #7 |
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Although scabbards being made in Africa could be a possibility, don't forget that a strong African influence from the descendants of African slaves was present and still exists in Cuba today.
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