Mexican Rurales saber 1870s

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Originally Posted by urbanspaceman

... It does raise a question however: what is the story behind the centavo embellishment? Is it purely decorative, or is it just a practical addition to a loose grip? Any thoughts?

The problem is that Mexico minted zillions of different centavos coins, from the XIX century to just the other day. We fall asleep before we finish checking them all.
This one seems to gather conditions to be the same as in that pommel; letter composition and positioning. So a later addition to a loose grip could be a good thought.


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