MEXICO, ESPADA CORTA

[ulfberth]

Hi Vandoo,

As Jim noted, what a beautiful example of an artisan made blade, the hook like pommel reminds me a bit on the Italian machete type beidana saber.

Kind regards

Ulfberth

[machinist]

Yours is remarkable for its preservation and having the sheath as well. swords like this seem to have done much work in peacetime as machetes and I believe butchering deer and cattle. I have one with an edge worn to maximum dullness and the back of the blade has the mark of many hammer blows as if someone wanted to quarter a large animal. On mine the branch of the handquard is missing, just two bumps remain with a bit of brass solder marking a failed repair

[Jim McDougall]

Originally Posted by machinist

Yours is remarkable for its preservation and having the sheath as well. swords like this seem to have done much work in peacetime as machetes and I believe butchering deer and cattle. I have one with an edge worn to maximum dullness and the back of the blade has the mark of many hammer blows as if someone wanted to quarter a large animal. On mine the branch of the handquard is missing, just two bumps remain with a bit of brass solder marking a failed repair

Thank you for sharing this great example as well!!
I hope there will be more entries on this thread as these important arms of the Spanish Colonial frontiers deserve some attention.
Yours has the same hook type pommel, while most of the examples commonly seen have the simpler guard strap peened to the pommel.