Spanish Cavalry or British Engineer?
Taking advantage of the attention given to the thread on the British Infantry Battle Swords, I would like to ask the forum opinion on this sword:
It is a British Engineer Officer hilt devoid of gilding, with a Spanish Cavalry Officer blade, dated Toledo 1850.
Thinking that the match happened in the XIXth century, what was it, a British Officer wanting a Toledo blade or a Spanish Officer wishing to use a steel guard?
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