For comment: Possibly a 'Berber saber'

Ron Anderson · 25th September 2010, 05:27 AM

Could I clarify that.

Your blade is not all that much like a machete. Mine is clearly, on analysis, like a very exotic Collins machete. However, the similarity in the hilts between your sword, mine and others I have seen suggests Latin America.

Collins machetes from Cuba (where mine is probably from) often featured these interesting horn hilts.

Is it possible that these sorts of weapons were also employed in the Spanish American War? I would date both yours and mine to around that era certainly.

Perhaps someone else can answer that.

25th September 2010, 05:27 AM	#4
Ron Anderson Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 228	Could I clarify that. Your blade is not all that much like a machete. Mine is clearly, on analysis, like a very exotic Collins machete. However, the similarity in the hilts between your sword, mine and others I have seen suggests Latin America. Collins machetes from Cuba (where mine is probably from) often featured these interesting horn hilts. Is it possible that these sorts of weapons were also employed in the Spanish American War? I would date both yours and mine to around that era certainly. Perhaps someone else can answer that.