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Old 27th September 2024, 01:06 PM   #8
Jim McDougall
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Default The Espada Ancha
The term espada ancha as I have understood was applied to the 'bilbo' style regulation sword of c. 1728, the term meaning loosely 'large sword' but was mistakenly transposed to the short swords (machete/cutlass/hanger) used in the northern colonial regions of New Spain.
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