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Jim McDougall · 2nd June 2006, 01:49 AM

Hi Sabertasche,
You are exactly right, it is Spanish colonial from a sabre of c. 1820's to 30's.
These seem to derive mostly from regions from Louisiana, Northern Mexico and through southern Texas. It would be interesting to see how it ended up as far north as Canada, but these sabres wound up in quite distant places with the considerable geopolitical events well known in these regions during the 19th century. We know that Spanish blades from these regions even found thier way to Confederate sabres during the Civil War (Custer captured one such sword in combat).
JUDL re: the trade !!!!

Well done!!
Best regards,
Jim

2nd June 2006, 01:49 AM	#6
Jim McDougall Arms Historian Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Route 66 Posts: 10,192	Hi Sabertasche, You are exactly right, it is Spanish colonial from a sabre of c. 1820's to 30's. These seem to derive mostly from regions from Louisiana, Northern Mexico and through southern Texas. It would be interesting to see how it ended up as far north as Canada, but these sabres wound up in quite distant places with the considerable geopolitical events well known in these regions during the 19th century. We know that Spanish blades from these regions even found thier way to Confederate sabres during the Civil War (Custer captured one such sword in combat). JUDL re: the trade !!!! Well done!! Best regards, Jim